By Kolade Larewaju
ABEOKUTA- THE Independent
National Electoral
Commission (INEC) has
released the list of
candidates for the
forthcoming polls with the
names of Governor
Olugbenga Daniel, Speaker of
the House of
Representatives, Mr. Dimeji
Bankole and daughter of the
acclaimed winner of the June
12 1993 elections; Bashorun
MKO Abiola, Mrs. Lola Abiola
Edewor conspicuously
missing from the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) list.
The
Obasanjo
faction
completely
swept all
the
candidacy
with Gen.
Adetunji
Idowu
Olurin as
the Governorship candidate
with Tunde Oladunjoye as
his Deputy, Senator Iyabo
Obasanjo Bello emerging as
the senatorial candidate
from Ogun Central. From the
Ogun East where Daniel
contested came Mohammed
Tahir Adetunji and Chief
Babatunde Fadun from the
West Senatorial District.
Others who lost out in the
PDP list include the Deputy
Governor, Alhaja Salmot
Badru who was replaced by
Capt. Musa Kehinde Borokini
for Ipokia/Yewa South
Federal Constituency,
Bankole was replaced by
Peter Olusegun Alawode in
Abeokuta South Federal
Constituency while Mr.
Gbenga Oduwaiye a current
member of the house of
Representatives was
replaced Salami Muideen
Adegboyega in Odogbolu/
Ijebu-Ode/Ijebu North east
Federal Constituency.
In the Action Congress of
Nigeria [ACN] list, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun was listed
as the Governorship
candidate white Prince
Segun Adesegun as running
mate while the former
Deputy Governor of Ogun
State Alhaji Sefiu Adegbenga
Kaka picked the Senatorial
Ticket for Ogun East.
Olugbenga Obadara picked
the Ogun Central Senatorial
ticket while Babalola Kamar
Odunsi picked the Ogun
West Senatorial ticket.
Also on the list are Olumide
Babatunde Osoba who
picked the House of
Representative ticket for
Abeokuta North/Obafemi
Owode and Odeda Federal
Constituency, Samuel
Olusegun Williams picked
ticket for Abeokuta South,
Abayomi Hunye [Ipokia/
Egbado South and Odeneye
Kehinde Olusegun [Ijebu-
Ode/Odogbolu/Ijebu North
East
Announcing the list in
Abeokuta, the Resident
Electoral Commissioner
Deacon Martins Okunfolami
said that 33 parties
submitted nominations in
the state with eight of them
nominating only Presidential
Candidates and running
mates while the remaining
25 submitted nomination for
various offices.
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