Ondo Politics: PDP announces its national campaign council for the forthcoming governorship election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its national campaign council for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo state scheduled for October.

In a statement by the party on Wednesday, August 26, PDP through its national spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan, announced Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state as the chairman of the campaign council.

The opposition party also named Governor Bello Mattawale of Zamfara state as the deputy chairman while the the 145-man list also saw Malam Abdullahi Maibasira emerge as the council’s secretary.

PDP has announced a 145-man national campaign team for the Ondo guber election. Credit: Twitter (OfficialPDPNig). Source: Twitter PDP said the campaign council will be inaugurated on Friday, August 28, at the party’s national secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja via zoom due to the Covid-19. Other notabe members of the council are Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River, and Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state.

Kekemeke, who was an aspirant and former chairman of the ruling party in Ondo, said the APC will win the forthcoming election with the help of the federal government. Addressing his supporters in a viral video, Kekemeke said Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was the only guber-candidate who has the massive political acceptability for the election.