Fresh controversy rocks Kwara PDP governorship primary ilorin.info/fullnews.php?id=12394 Fresh controversy broke out on Saturday following the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Kwara state as some aggrieved members of the party protested the candidature of Senator Simeon Ajibola. Ajibola won the primary conducted on Thursday night with 144 votes to defeat Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN) who emerged the runner-up with 132 votes. The primary was conducted by a committee led by Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state. However, scores of PDP members mostly youth stormed the Asa Dam secretariat of the party in Ilorin, protesting against the choice of Ajibola. It was gathered that the youth who could not gain entrance to the secretariat laid siege on the secretariat to vent their grievance. They alleged that Ajibola was not a formidable candidate that could defeat the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), the incumbent Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. The protesters who were bearing different placards described Ajibola as a stooge of APC, stressing that the candidate does not have the capacity to take PDP to victory. Besides, they alleged that the primary which produced Ajibola was not transparent. Ajibola has however dismissed the allegations of the protesters, urging them to reconcile with reality. Thats their own business. Thats their problem, why didnt they collect form to contest? At least, opportunity was given to them, he said. - See more at: ilorin.info/fullnews.php?id=12394
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:25:13 +0000
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