Two factions of the Ogun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held parallel governorship primaries in Abeokuta on Wednesday to elect governorship flag bearers for the party ahead of the 2023 elections.
The faction which had the state party executives on the ground held its primaries at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) where Ladi Adebutu emerged as the candidate.
The other faction which produced Segun Sowunmi, former spokesman for Atiku Abubakar as its governorship candidate held its primaries at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abeokuta.
Mr Adebutu, who once represented Remo North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives defeated three other contestants.
The exercise was supervised by a five-man electoral committee from the national headquarters headed by Akase Sorkaa.
Announcing the result of the election at exactly 10:50 p.m., Mr Sorkaa announced that Mr Adebutu polled 714 votes to…
