Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo (SAN), has disclosed that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has fulfilled all legal requirements guiding the conduct of primary election with respect to Nigeria’s Electoral Act and the party constitution.
He governor Aiyedatiwa clearly won last Saturday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Aiyedatiwa was declared winner of the Ondo state APC governorship primary election, with 48,569 votes, followed by Mayowa Akinfolarin, who polled 15,343 votes.
In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja, Wednesday, Ajulo said the primary election that produced Aiyedatiwa as winner was conducted in line with the provisions of the law.
“Although Governor Aiyedatiwa enjoyed and still enjoys an overwhelming support of the masses, party faithful and major stakeholders within and outside Ondo state, as evident in his landslide victory, we cannot take away the place of law, which puts to rest any issue that may arise with regards to the conduct of last Saturday’s election,” he said.
The Ondo AG also urged other contestants, particularly the duo of Olusola Oke (SAN) and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, both of whom he described as “distinguished lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the law, to openly congratulate the governor and work with him to actualise Ondo state of our dreams”.
Ajulo further noted that the election was conducted in a very orderly manner, devoid of violence and irregularities and commended the Governor Usman Ododo-led primary election committee, INEC, observers groups and all relevant stakeholders for a hitch-free exercise
He said he was confident that Aiyedatiwa will also record a massive win in the November 2024 governorship election.
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