Dr Segun Oyebolu, has won the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ticket for the Nov. 16 Ondo State governorship election.
Mr Joseph Achille Abu, the Chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee, stated this at the end of the primary election in Ondo on Saturday.
Achille said that Oyebolu scored 53 out of the 64 votes at the primaries to emerge winner.
He said that 64 delegates drawn from the 18 Local Government Aeas (LGA) of the state participated at the primaries.
He expressed satisfaction with the turnout of party delegates across the state, saying that the turnout was impressive and showed the party’s readiness to conquer the state at the election.
“SDP is determined to win the Nov.16 governorship election in Ondo State.
“Our party is the only party that can rescue Ondo State from being a civil servant state to an industrial state,” he said.
In his acceptance speech, Oyebolu appreciated the party delegates for the confidence reposed in him.
“I promise to build a formidable campaign team that will dislodge the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in the state, and build a new Ondo State.
“And I am also assuring our party’s leaders and people of the state that our administration will bring back the good old days of the state, if elected as governor,” he said. (NAN)
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