Babayemi wins Osun PDP factional guber primary

Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Prince Dotun Babayemi has emerged the governorship candidate for the Wale Ojo-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun State.

Announcing the result at the WOCDIF center, Osogbo, the Chief Returning Officer, Adelani Ajanaku, said Babayemi polled 1781 votes to emerge the winner.

Ajanaku said that the number of accredited voters was 1907, void votes 27 while valid votes was 1880.

He gave the breakdown of the vote as follows: Sanya Omirin 16, Akin Ogunbiyi 23, Fatai Akinbade 28, Dele Adeleke 32, and Dotun Babayemi 1781.

In his acceptance speech, Babayemi called on all PDP members to collectively face the task of winning the governorship election scheduled for July 16.

He said, “The task ahead is humongous but not insurmountable. All hands must therefore be on deck to defeat the ruling-All Progressives Congress in the state with a view to ending the current decay pervading the nooks and crannies of our dear state.

“The current maladministration of the APC in the state must come to an end if indeed we are desirous of stalling the current spate of visible infrastructural decay across the state.”

The Sunday Bisi-led faction was still conducting it primary election as of the time of filing this report.

Senator Ademola Adeleke is favourites to win.