Amosun clinches APC ticket as deputy eyes SDP governorship nod

Amosun and deputy, Adesegun

Incumbent governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for the second term in the governorship primary conducted in Abeokuta.

In a related development, his deputy, Mr. Segun Adesegun, also declared his governorship ambition on Thursday on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.

In the primary, which held under tight security, the governor polled 3,861 votes, in a contest where he is the sole aspirant.

The event was supervised by the state and national representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, headed by Kehinde Mustapha.

Voting commenced at about 1pm after the electoral committee, headed by Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, had finished delegates accreditation.

In an interview with journalists after casting his vote, Amosun, who described the exercise as peaceful, said, “It is a call on me to do more for the people of the state.”

Meanwhile, Adesegun, while declaring his governorship ambition, said he had put what happened between him and the governor behind him, adding that he was concerned with how to move the state forward.

He said, “I want to formally inform you today that I have formally joined the Social Democratic Party, where I will contest as one of the governorship flag bearers.

“Today, I have with me some leaders of the party. We have gone round the 20 local governments in the state, and I am happy with the response from the people. I believe the party will move the state forward.”

Adesegun, who said he had earlier been hesitant when some people told him to contest the governorship race, noted that he had to make a personal decision on this.