“APC in the state has failed the people with the lacklustre performance of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu while the PDP has no structure to win election in the state” — Agboola Ajayi

The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State and Governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Hon Agboola Ajayi has predicted the defeat of both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress(APC) in the governorship election in the state.

Ajayi noted that “the ruling APC in the state has failed the people with the lacklustre performance of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu while the PDP has no structure to win election in the state.”

Speaking after he received defectors from PDP in Okitipupa Local Government led by a governorship aspirant, Mr Banji Okunomo and former chairman of the local government, Mr Solomon Bitire and others, Ajayi said the APC has breached the zoning arrangement in the state and voters would punish it for it.

According to Ajayi, “The performance of Akeredolu in the last three and half years has fallen short of people’s expectations as the governor has personalised government.”

The Deputy Governor said that the people would ‘speak against’ Akeredolu with their votes in October 10 election because of the failure to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people.

Ajayi lauded Okunomo for displaying high level of patriotism, unlike others who he said “equate their personal interests with that of the entire zone.”

In his remark, Okunomo said he resigned his membership of the PDP to join the ZLP in order to rescue the people from the misrule of Akeredolu.

According to Okunomo, he would officially leave the party with over 15, 000 members of the PDP across the 18 local governments of Ondo State during a formal declaration to be announced later.