Defeats Jimi Lawal, former el-Rufais aide
A former spokesman to ex vice-president Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, yesterday emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Ogun State.
Sowunmi contested the election with two other aspirants, Jimi Lawal, who was a former Special Adviser to Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and Hon. Ladi Adebutu.
Sowunmi polled 554 votes to defeat his closest rival, Lawal, who scored 30 votes, while Adebutu polled 15 votes.
The election, which was held at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Abeokuta, the State capital, was conducted in the presence of security operatives.
The election, which was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria, (IPAC) was peaceful, free and fair.
The Chairman of the electoral committee, Abayomi Daniel announced Sowunmi as the winner of the election after the votes were counted.
According to Daniel, a total number of 778 delegates were accredited, 702 votes were cast, while three votes were voided.
By the power conferred on me by the national leadership of our great party as the chairman electoral committee of the PDP governorship primary election in Ogun State declared Hon. Segun Sowunmi as the winner of the election having polled the highest number of votes and he is hereby returned and elected, Daniel said.
Sowunmi, in his acceptance speech, commended members of the party for their support and promised not to let them down.
He called on other aspirants to work together with him to secure victory for the party in the 2023 general elections.
Sowunmi belongs to one of the factions of the party in the State.
