Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, speculations were rife that the deputy governor of the state, Hon. Agboola Ajayi might tender his resignation this week amidst irreconcilable differences between him and the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu. The new permutation is to field the incumbent Deputy Governor, Ajayi as running mate to the governorship candidate of the PDP in 2016, Eyitayo Jegede, which was turned down and resisted by all party’s governorship aspirants. “Don’t forget that we all resisted the initial plan of the national leadership to give the deputy Governor an automatic ticket. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo had also denied any friction between the governor and his deputy.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2020 13:18 UTC