A front-line aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Olugbenga Edema, has dumped the party and emerged as the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) ahead of the November 16th governorship election in Ondo State.
Edema emerged as the party candidate at the substitution governorship primary held in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday. He boasted that he would defeat the APC candidate, Lucky Ayedatiwa, and his party.
Edema’s emergence followed the withdrawal of the party’s former candidate, Ayeni Oluwatosin, who voluntarily withdrew from the race.
Oluwatosin, in his letter of withdrawal, which was made available to journalists on Wednesday in Akure, said that his withdrawal was in the interest of the party.
He said, “I, Ayeni, Oluwatosin Israel, a governorship candidate of NNPP for the November 16, 2024, election in Ondo State, hereby voluntarily withdraw my candidacy from the contest. My withdrawal is in the best interest of our great party, NNPP,” the letter read.
Also, Mr Peter Olagookun, the NNPP state chairman, who confirmed the candidate’s withdrawal, said that Ayeni willingly withdrew his candidacy to make way for the party’s better candidacy.
