The public and media space had been bombarded with posters that the deputy governor had ditched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the election under the ZLP. However, indications emerged at the weekend that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP might likely impose the deputy governor as the running mate of the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede. This, according to sources in the PDP, was part of moves by some concerned members of the party’s NWC to halt Ajayi’s defection to the ZLP. Several attempts to speak with the deputy governor were abortive but the state PDP Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Zadock Akintoye, denied the alleged move by Ajayi to join the ZLP. “We must commend some of our party leaders, particularly some PDP governors and NWC members, for their frantic efforts to stop Ajayi from dumping the PDP before the election.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2020 04:18 UTC