A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary.
Naijaonpoint reports that Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the deputy governor of Bayelsa, who chaired the electoral committee that supervised the primary poll, announced the results on Thursday in Akure, the state capital.
According to Ewhrudjakpo, Agboola polled 264 votes of the 621 votes cast during the contest.
Recall that Ajayi served as deputy governor to the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu in his first term.They later parted ways following irreconcilable differences.
Attempt to impeach Ajayi during the crisis between him and the late Akeredolu failed.
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