In a couple of months, the race for the Ogun State Government House will begin. Aspirants from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) and the newly registered Action Democratic Party (ADP), are already warming up to take over from Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
In the APC, no fewer than eight aspirants, drawn from the three zones – Ogun Central, Ogun West and Ogun East have shown interest. They are the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Suraj Ishola Adekunbi; the chief of staff to the governor, Chief Tolu Odebiyi; a Lagos State-based political icon, Sen. Olamilekan Adeola; former governorship candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) and PDP, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka; former House of Reps member, Abiodun Ishaq Akinlade and House of Reps member (Yewa South/Ipokia constituency), Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade.
The large number of aspirants from one zone may not be unconnected to the commitment and desire of the outgoing governor to hand over to a candidate from Ogun West, come 2019. Read more
