Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, on Friday, boasted that the major opposition party in the state will win the November 16, 2024 governorship election in the state.
Jegede, in a statement he personally signed, expressed optimism that the PDP will put the state back on the path of growth and development after the November 16 governorship poll.
Congratulating Hon. Agboola Ajayi, the winner of the primary election of the PDP which took place on Thursday, Jegede appealed to other aspirants to join hands with the party’s candidate to rescue the state.
The statement reads, “I congratulate H.E. Alfred Agboola Ajayi on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo State in the upcoming contest for the office of governor later this year. I equally congratulate the PDP family on the successful conduct of the party primary.
“No doubt, the outcome of the primary conducted signals the beginning of the great struggle to wrestle power from the APC-led government and put Ondo State again on the path of growth and development.
“It is time to join hands and build a party that will fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people.
“I call on all the aspirants/contestants in the race, who coincidentally are from the southern senatorial zone, to cooperate fully with the candidate and be part of the great push for the rebirth of our dear state,” the legal luminary said in the statement.
