Two factions of the Ogun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held parallel governorship primaries in Abeokuta on Sunday to elect governorship flag bearers for the party ahead of the 2019 polls.
The group recognised by the National body of the PDP held its primaries at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) where Hon. Ladi Adebutu emerged as the candidate.
Adebutu, who is representing the Remo/North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives was the sole aspirant of the group.
He emerged after all the 2,369 delegates from the three Senatorial District of the state voted overwhelmingly for him.
The exercise was supervised by a 5-man Electoral Committee from the National Headquarters headed by Rtd.Capt. Mike Hart.
In his opening remarks, Hart described the PDP as “a rebranded party in Ogun’’ adding further the party had learnt from its past…
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