Omolere emerges AA candidate for Ondo guber election
Akinuli Omolere has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) Party for the November 16 Ondo state governorship polls.
James Vernimbe, the party’s chairman of the primary E
election committee, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
He said that the election was monitored by observers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and party supporters in the state.
“Total number of delegates at the primary election was 90; total number of accredited delegates was 73; total votes cast was 73; total number of valid votes was 73; total number of invalid votes was nil; mode of election was Option A4.
“Akinuli Fred Omolere emerged as the as the winner with 45 votes against Adeyemi O. Adetunji, Festus Oke Olusegun and Duke Oyinbeinyefa, who scored 16, 7 and 5 votes, respectively, ” he said.
Mr Vernimbe commended the conduct of the other aspirants and their agents and urged them to support the party’s candidates to emerge victorious at the guber poll.
He also expressed optimism in the candidate’s ability to triumph at the polls.
(NAN)
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