The die is cast in the contest for the gubernatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 30 states gubernatorial elections would be holding next February. In almost all the states the governors whether first term or second term governors are deeply involved.
Where the governors are in the second term, they are keenly interested in who succeeds them and are deeply involved in today’s battle. With the notable exceptions of Governors Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Martins Elechi of Ebonyi who lost out to rivals, almost all the other governors are in pole position to push forward their preferred aspirants for succession. The battle in some of the most interesting states are presented below.
By Anayo Okoli, Jimitota Onuyome,By Chidi Nkwopara, Daud Olatunji, Peter Okutu,
John Mkom, Jalingo,
Eleven aspirants fight for Amosun’s seat
THough 11 aspirants are in contention for today’s governorship ticket of the party in Ogun State, it is generally believed that it is a straight battle between erstwhile speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and the right hand man of former governor Gbenga Daniel, Gboyega Isiaka.
While pundits claim that Bankole’s leverage is coming from Abuja, Isiaka has won favour with the convergence of the support of Buruji Kashamu and Daniel. Daniel had recently stepped down his senatorial ambition and it is believed that his decision which is in favour of Kashamu could have facilitated the support for Isiaka from Kashamu.
Other aspirants in the race include Yanju Lipede, a popular philanthropist, Remilekun Bakare, and Abiodun Akinlade, a third term member of House of Representatives.
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