In another development, a former lawmaker in Ekiti State and loyalist of former Governor Ayo Fayose, Bisi Kolawole, has emerged the candidate of the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the June 18 governorship election in the state.
Kolawole polled 671votes to defeat other aspirants in the contest
including former Governor of the state, Segun Oni, who came second
with 330 votes while Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, former deputy
governor and the PDP candidate in the 2018 governorship election in the
state, came third with 93 votes.
Others are Adewale Aribisala -56, Deji Ogunsakin -6, Kemi Adewumi –
1, while the Senator representing Ekiti South, Biodun Olujimi, who had
earlier pulled out of the race got 2 votes.
Of the 1,208 accredited delegates, the total votes cast was 1,185 while
13 votes were void.
