Emmanuel Adeniran, ADO-EKITI
October 5, 2018.
Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, former House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Femi Bamisile and a businessman, Mr. Sola Fatoba, have emerged as consensus candidates of Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) for the National Assembly primaries.
Adeyeye has no opponent in the party for the Ekiti South senatorial district while Bamisile will be affirmed as candidate for Ekiti South Federal Constituency 2.
Fatoba became the candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1 following the withdrawal of an aspirant, Dr. Jimlas Opeyemi Ogunsakin.
Ogunsakin, announced his withdrawal at a news conference at APC State Secretariat, on Friday before the commencement of voting in the National Assembly in all the 177 wards.
The primaries to elect candidates for the three Senate and six House of Representatives seats were still ongoing at the time of filing this report.
The state APC Chairman, Barr. Paul Omotoso, commended aspirants for their maturity in ensuring that the crowded field was reduced to enhance the party’s chances of winning all the National Assembly seats.
