Sowunmi Whitewash Adebutu, Lawal, Emerges Ogun PDP Guber Candidate

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

Otunba Segun Sowunmi a front line PDP aspirant in the governorship race for Ogun state and a former Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organization in 2019 has emerged the Party’s candidate ahead of the governorship election in 2023.

Showunmi in primary election which held at the NUJ Press Centre, Iwe-Irohin House, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta on Wednesday, polled a total number of 554 votes to defeat his close opponents, Otunba Jimi Lawal who polled 30 votes while Ladi Adebutu scored 15 votes.

Announcing the result, the Returning Officer and Chairman Electoral Committee of the PDP governorship Congress, Hon. Abayomi Daniel said Showunmi scored the total votes from the 702 votes cast out of 728 accredited delegate list.

“As a PDP national officer and by the power conferred on me by the national leadership of our party, Otunba Segun Anthony Showunmi having polled the highest number of votes is hereby elected as the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state for the 2023 governorship election.”

Otunba Segun Showunmi in his remark thanked the national leadership of the party and the delegates for reposing their mandates and trust on him.

“I will thank God Almighty who has made today possible, I thank the delegates and members of my campaign team and leadership of the party. I am particularly happy that under a very peaceful atmosphere, we have compiled with all other relevant laws, and I have emerged successfully the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state, ” he said.

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