Former governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has expressed confidence that Chief Agboola Ajayi, the party’s governorship candidate, would emerge victorious in the November election and lead the state towards growth and development.
In his congratulatory message to Ajayi, who won the party’s governorship primary election, Jegede appealed to Ajayi’s co-contestants to unite with him to rescue the state.
“I congratulate H.E. Alfred Agboola Ajayi on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo State. No doubt, the outcome of the primary signals the beginning of the great struggle to wrestle power from the APC-led government and put Ondo State back on the path of growth and development,” Jegede said in a statement in Akure.
“It is time to join hands and build a party that will fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people. I call on all the aspirants/contestants in the race, who coincidentally are from the southern senatorial zone, to cooperate fully with the candidate and be part of the great push for the rebirth of our dear state.”
The State People’s Democratic Party also congratulated Ajayi on his emergence as the party’s flagbearer for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
The party’s publicity secretary, Kennedy Peretei, stated, “Our party also congratulates all other contestants who displayed a high sense of sportsmanship and decorum during and after the primary election.”
He added, “The last seven years of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state have brought untold hardship and misery on the people. Hence, the time is now to send vendors of poverty out and bring back prosperity to our land.”
Ajayi, in a statement by his spokesperson, Samuel Ogunmusi, thanked the delegates and said that his victory “is for all.”
“The decision of the delegates to give him the party’s ticket is confirmation of the readiness of the party to put a stop to the suffering of the people of the state,” Ajayi said.
He pleaded with his co-contestants “to join hands with me and other organs of the party being put in place to ensure a smooth and successful campaign that will, by the grace of God, berth a new PDP government in Ondo State.”
“This ticket is for all of us. Let us ensure that we make judicious use of it to deliver the people of the state from their current plight and chart a new, rewarding course for our dear state,” Ajayi added.
