Politics Why We Lost Ondo Election – Sheriff Finally Speaks

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The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the PDP has blamed the outgoing governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, for failure of the party to win Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

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Addressing newsmen, yesterday, in Abuja, the deputy national chairman for the faction, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, said that impunity and lack of respect for the PDP constitution and the rule of law were the major problems that led to the party’s failure in the Edo and Ondo states governorship elections.

“In the election, APC scored 244,842 votes while PDP scored 150,380 and AD scored 126,889 votes. It is a fact that the AD votes belong to PDP and the simple arithmetic shows why PDP lost; our votes went to Oke and AD.

“When Mimiko returned to the PDP, his fellow governors appealed to him to allow for harmonisation but he refused. All the PDP members, led by Oke left the party for him. In choosing a candidate to succeed him, he did not allow the PDP members to buy forms. He mainly anointed Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, who was returned unopposed.

“Party members cried to the high heavens that Jegede is from the central zone where Mimiko hails from. Their cries fell on deaf ears. On the other hand, the authentic primary was conducted where six participants were involved and Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim emerged. ‎
 
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