The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Ondo State. Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has sounded a note of warning to those plotting to rig the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state, saying the people of the state will resist them.
Jegede, a second-timer in the governorship race, recently won the PDP ticket in a keenly contested primary election.
He gave the note of caution on Friday while fielding questions during a personality programme on Crest FM, radio station, in Akure.
According to him, a recent revelation by the former Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde, that Jegede was robbed of victory by the All Progressives Congress (APC) power brokers, and that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu did not win in that election, was instructive enough.
Abegunde had resigned from Akeredolu’s government in protest, shortly after the state’s deputy governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, also defected from the APC to the PDP.
Warning that the masses of Ondo State would not allow a repeat of the 2016 experience, Jegede said, “Ondo State is not a conquered people or territory; so if you are coming to the state to rig, stop at the boundary.
“This is because, our people have learned from that experience and are now on their toes, to resist any attempt by anybody to subvert their will.
“I have known my brother, Abena (appellation for Abegunde) for a long time and I know he was saying the truth when he said Akeredolu did not win the 2016 election; that it was rigged for him.”
Jegede is also expected to name his running mate today
Source:SUNSHINETRUTH
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