Ondo: 10 aspirants buy APC governorship nomination forms

Two days into the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo State governorship ticket, no fewer than 10 aspirants have purchased the N50million forms.

The exercise started on Wednesday. The sale of the forms is slated to close on April 3.

Checks at the party’s Directorate of Organisation at the close of work yesterday showed that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and nine others have shown interest in the April 20 primary to become the standard- bearer of the party in the November poll.

All the aspirants so far are men. The only woman aspirant, Funmilayo Mary Waheed Adekojo, an engineer; who was the first aspirant to pick the form, was also the only aspirant that came to pick her form. Others sent their aides and supporters to procure the forms for them.

Those who have obtained the forms in the last 48 hours of commencement of sale of forms include Waheed-Adekojo Funmilayo  (female), Olusoji Adewale Ehinlanwo, Okunjimi Odimayo John, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunsho and the National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Duerimini Isaacs Kekemeke.

Others are Akinfolarin Mayo Samuel, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Adewale Okumuyiwa Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Omogbemi Edema and Chief Olusola Alexander Oke, SAN.