Ondo 2024: Why I dumped PDP to emerge SDP candidate, by ex-guber aspirant
A former governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, has said that he dumped the party to emerge candidate of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to achieve his dreams of creating wealth for the citizens of the state.
Otunba Akingboye lost at the primary of the PDP which was won by Agboola Ajayi.
Akingboye said he has been contesting at the primary of the PDP for 21 years and was never given a chance to emerge as the party’s candidate.
The Certified Fraud Examiner, who spoke to our reporter in Akure, said he would win the November 16 governorship election because the people would vote for personality and not political party.
He said his interaction with voters across the state indicated that the people needed somebody like him to move the state forward.
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His words, “I have been an entrepreneur for many years. I know how to create wealth and put people to work. The suffering is too much.
“The people need someone who does not belong to any of those group. I have been contesting for 21 years using my personal resources. This is the time to put youth to work. The educational standard of the state will be restored under my watch.”
