Eyitayo Jegede Emerges Ondo PDP Gov’ship Flagbearer.

The Ondo state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday announced that Mr. Eyitayo Jegede has emerged as the Party’s flag bearer for the forthcoming Ondo State governorship elections.

Jegede polled 888 votes to defeat his closest rival and incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi who garnered 657 votes and other seven aspirants.

After gathering the highest number of votes in the indirect mode adopted by the party, Chairman of the PDP Primary Election Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi declared Jegede the winner of the exercise.

Jegede will now battle the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu in the governorship election which comes on October 10th.

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