By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
Ahead of the July 16 this year’s Osun State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all the six aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket.
This was confirmed yesterday by the Chairman of the screening committee,and former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Muhammed Adoke, SAN, while submitting the Committee’s report to PDP National Organising Secretary, Umaru Bature in his office yesterday.
According to Adoke, aspirants cleared by the committee are; the PDP 2018 governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Hon Omirin Emmanuel Olusanya, Dele Adeleke, former Secretary to Osun State Government Alhaji Abdulafatai
Akinbade and Mr Dotun Babayemi.
Mr Adoke explained that none of the candidates was disqualified as all scaled the screening hurdles.
The former Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of the Federation informed the National Working Committee that the exercise was thoroughly conducted in line with party guidelines and constitution.
Speaking while receiving the report, the National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Umar Bature commended the committee members for their selfless service while promising.
Bature assured that the leadership of the party will give aspirants for every elective position equal opportunity.
His words, “On behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC) of our party, I sincerely thank this committee for a job well done.
“Osun is one of the most important states to our party and we believe with the job this committee has done, all the aspirants will be glad of the outcome. The aspirants will see that we have done the best in their interest”
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