Over 2,000 party delegates within the Peoples Democratic party, PDP will today, Wednesday, elect the candidate that will fly the party’s flag during the October 10, governorship election.

With the primaries expected to start any shortly, delegates from across the 18 local government areas have started arriving at the Dome, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital, venue of the primaries.

The gladiators that will be looking up to the delegates are the embattled Deputy Governor who recently defected from the ruling All Progressive Party, APC to Party Democracy Party, PDP Agboola Ajayi, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Eyitayo Jegede, Dr. Bode Ayorinde, Prince Godday Erewa, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, Mr. Banji Okunomo, Sola Ebiseeni and Senator Boluwaji Kunlere.

Meanwhile, the top three aspirants are Ajayi, Jegede and Olafeso with large support base of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP members. One of them will no doubt emerge victorious in the primaries.

The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi will superintend over the election following his appointment as the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee.

Whoever emerges the winner in today’s primary election will be confronting Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who emerged the winner of the APC primaries on Monday, as well as candidates of other political parties in Ondo state.

Source: https://theupdates.net/pdp-primaries-delegates-ready-to-elect-partys-candidate-in-ondo/