The aggrieved aspirants and stakeholders allegedly said Mimiko had earlier met them in a political meetingwhich was also attended by the State and local government executive members of the party, where he told them that he had endorsed an aspirant from the central senatorial district as the PDP’s candidate.
It was gathered that the aspirant endorsed by Mimiko is the current Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN.Jegede, an indigene of Akure, is also from the same Central senatorial district with the incumbent governor.
The aspirants urged Mimiko and other leaders of the party promoting the central senatorial district agenda to align with the rotational/zoning principle of the party.In a communique issued and assigned by the aspirants, Senator Remi Okunrinboye, Rt. Hon. Dr. Bakkita Bello, Bamiduro Dada, Prince Nekan Olateru-Olagbegi, Dare Emiola, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, Dayo Fadahunsi, Yekini Olanipekun, among others, they revealed that there was a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached by the state leadership of the party.
They noted that the agreement was to rotate the picking of the party candidates among the north and the central senatorial district, adding that it was the turn of the north to produce the party’s candidate.
The MOU was signed by late Governor Olusegun Agagu, late Dr. Olaiya Oni, Saka Lawal, Otunba Fashawe, now in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Olabimtan now in APC, Olusola Oke now in APC,Dr. Gbankinro among others.
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