Ogun 2019: Reuben Abati Emerges As PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Former Presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, has been named as the running mate of Leke Shittu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State.

The revelation was made after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accepted the candidates’ list of the PDP faction backed by the Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu.

Former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, was also named as the candidate for Ogun East Senatorial district.

A statement personally signed by Kashamu and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday, asked the public to disregard the statement credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan that INEC acted against the rule that only the national leadership of a party can submit candidates’ list to INEC.

Kashamu vowed that “this resolve to act with unchecked impunity shall be fully resisted in a fight to finish battle to strengthen our party’s internal democracy.

“Ignorantly, the National Chairman is unaware that where there is dispute resulting into a judicial resolution as in Ogun state matter, the State Chairman and Secretary could sign in place of National Chairman and Secretary when backed by validly subsisting court judgements. Whatever makes our National Chairman to be this resolute at challenging the constituted electoral regulatory body, INEC and also dwelling in nauseating impunity against Nigerian court judgements out of unexplainable desperation to install Ladi Adebutu as PDP Ogun governorship candidate should as well have forced him to create his own INEC and conduct elections inside his office.

“The PDP as a Nigerian creation by law is for all Nigerians by established regulations and national statue; nobody can as such intimidate us in our democracy,” the statement read.