The Party has also chosen the current Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo as the candidate's running mate in the coming general elections.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun made this known on Saturday after a meeting with the party executives, State's Executive Council members, Chairmen of Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas and members of the Consultative Advisory Council from the three senatorial districts of the state held at the Government House, Oke Igbein, Abeokuta.
Governor Amosun who revealed that the party in the state has been able to select all its candidates for all the 40 elective positions through consensus however said anyone who is still not pleased or satisfied with the consensus list can go for forms assuring that direct primaries mode would be adopted.
The Governor who thanked and appreciated other aspirants, party faithful, leaders and all the executive council members for the unity the party has enjoyed in the state congratulated the governorship candidate and his running mate assuring that "we are not God o but come 2019, we are going to have a landslide victory".
Earlier before the announcement of the Governorship candidate and his running mate, the state's party leadership had met with party leaders and stakeholders from Ogun East senatorial district where the people unanimously agreed, accepted and endorsed the consensus candidature of the party.
The Chairman recalled that after the leaders from Ogun West presented their choice of Hon. Akinlade to party leadership, the party executives called the leaders and stakeholders from the Ogun Central Senatorial district to a meeting on Friday where they unanimously also agreed and endorsed him".
Chief Adebiyi disclosed that the party on the eve of the state's party congress met and zoned the governorship candidate of the party to Ogun West senatorial district in line with the constitution of the party and in the spirit of fairness, equity and justice.
The National Financial Secretary of the party, Alhaji Tajudeen Bello in his remarks said "I am happy to be here, what the party has done by zoning the governorship candidate to Ogun West is legal and constitutional and it followed the rule of law.
The Ogun East Senatorial Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bayo Yakubu while receiving Hon. Akinlade said whatever the party's decision is binds on all saying "we from Ogun East are here today to endorse the consensus candidate of the Ogun West Senatorial District, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade following the zoning arrangement of the party to Ogun West Senatorial District.
The Former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government, Hon. Tunde Oladunjoye and Hon. Yinka Mafe representing Remo constituency in the State's House of Assembly on behalf of the Ogun East people moved the motion for the adoption and seconded the motion respectively.
In their acceptance speech, the consensus governorship candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and his running mate, Mrs. Adepeju Adebajo said "we would do all within our powers with our team to serve and move Ogun State forward".
*Femi Osipitan, Press Officer to the Governor*
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