Ahead of the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday published the personal details of the 16 governorship candidates, including their running mates.
The details which included their educational background and other information was pasted at INEC office in Alagbaka, Akure.
Below are names of the candidates and political parties:
- All Progressives Congress, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami;
- Peoples Democratic Party, Agboola Ajayi, deputy, Samuel Ogunmusi;
- Accord Party, Ajibola Falaiye, deputy, Samuel lkuyajolu;
- Action Alliance, Omolere Akinuli, deputy, Oluwatosin Adeyemi;
- African Action Congress, Oluwaseyi Ajayi, deputy, Abiodun Lijofi;
- All Progressive Grand Alliance, Olatunji Popoola, deputy, Ayorinde Adedeji;
- Allied Peoples Movement, Isaac Ogunfeyimi, deputy, Arowolo Afolabi;
- Action Peoples Party, Babatunde Fadoju, deputy, Olarewaju Ajagunna;
- African Democratic Congress, Adeyemi Nejo, deputy, Rasheed Ibrahim;
- Labour Party, Ayodele Olorunfemi, deputy, Olabisi Adu;
- New Nigeria People’s Party, Oluwatosin Ayeni, deputy, Abike Omoyugbo;
- Peoples Redemption Party, Babatunde Alli, deputy, Olusegun Famesa;
- Social Democratic Party, Olusegun Oyebolu, deputy, Gift Dada;
- Young Progressives Party, Otitoloju Akinmurele, deputy, Ayodele Obe;
- Youth Party, Kehinde Adegoke, deputy, Otitoleke Olupitan; and
- Zenith Labour Party, Abbas Mimiko, deputy, Opeyemi Fadoju.
Precision Online Newspaper however gathered that some of the political parties used “placeholders” for deputy governorship slots in order to meet INEC deadline of May 20, 2024 for submission of names of contestants.
INEC is expected to publish the final list of candidates for the election on June 18, 2024, after which substitution by the political parties who used placeholders would have been effected.
Political campaigns will kick off on June 19, 2024.
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