Akereodolu beat other aspirants - Jumoke Anifowoshe-Ajasin, Jamiu Ekungba, Olabimtan Victor, Tunji Abayomi, Ademola Adegoroye, Derin Adesida, among others to emerge the APC governorship candidate in forthcoming Ondo State gubernatorial election.
Akeredolu emerges as APC governorship candidate
The defeated aspirants were urged to join hands with Akeredolu in order to form a formidable team against the opposition and incumbent PDP.
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![Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo are the candidates for the APC and PDP, respectively, in the upcoming Edo governorship poll. [X/Facebook]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo are the candidates for the APC and PDP, respectively, in the upcoming Edo governorship poll. [X/Facebook]")
He was the pronounced winner by Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, who is also the chairman primary election committee of the party that monitored the exercise.
Abubakar described the conduct of the primary as transparent and credible, while urging the defeated aspirants to join hands with Akeredolu in order to form a formidable team against the opposition and incumbent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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