The African Democratic Congress, ADC, battle for the Ogun State governorship seat took a chaotic turn on Monday, as parallel gubernatorial primaries were held, producing two rival governorship candidates.
Within 24 hours, Jimi Lawal and Biodun Ogundipe were separately announced winners of the primary election.
DAILY POST reports that the election result which pronounced Lawal was announced at the party’s Secretariat, while the other was at Basic Trust International, Oke Ilewo Abeokuta, on Monday.
Recall that the party had three aspirants vying for the ticket: Jimi Lawal, Abiodun Collins Ogundipe, and U.S.-based medical doctor Dr. Marie Bolaji Odusina.
The election was conducted across the 236 wards of the State over the weekend.
Speaking at the party’s secretariat, the National Organizing Secretary of the ADC and Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Election Committee, Barrister Adebimpe Adelowo said, Lawal pulled 19,428 votes while Ogundipe got 5,775 votes and Dr. Odusina had 4,825 votes.
His words, “Hon Jimi Lawal scored a total votes of 19,418, Abiodun Collins Ogundipe – 5,775 and Dr. Marie Abolaji Odusina 4,825 votes, therefore Hon Jimi Lawal, having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner of the Ogun State gubernatorial primary election.
“He is now the governorship candidate of ADC in the coming 2027 general elections. For the avoidance of doubt, Article 14 (13) (iv) of the ADC Constitution empowers the National Organising Secretary to”implement and coordinate all field activities of the party” he added, denying insinuations that the party removed him as the National Organizing Secretary.
