ONDO 2016: SHERIFF’S FACTION BEGINS SCREENING FOR PRIMARY

THE screening of governorship aspirants in the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) began yesterday in Abuja.

A national committee, chaired by Yunusa Mohammed, conducted the screening at the PDP National Secretariat.

A statement by the faction's Publicity Secretary, Yemi Akintomide, said: "As I have informed you, our party primary election will come up on Monday, August 29, in front of our party secretariat on Oyemekun road, Akure, the Ondo State capital, where party delegates shall elect a candidate for the November 26 governorship election.

"As a lawful, valid, authentic and widely acceptable PDP in Ondo State, members of the Governorship Primary Committee, headed by Ahmed Gulak, has slated the primary for 11am in line with Section (50) 1 of PDP Constitution.

"I wish to let everybody know that the party has satisfied all requirements for the composition of the 203 Wards Party Congresses on August 16, when it held its Delegates Congress across the 18 councils going by the requirements stipulated in subsection A to N of the party's Constitution Section 25(1)".

The state Chairman, Prince Biyi Poroye, promised the citizenry that the party would elect and present a better candidate for the governorship after the outcome of its primary on August 29.
Five aspirants will be contesting the primary; including Olusola Ebiseni, Mr. Niran Sule-Akinsuyi, Mrs. Abiye Ademuyegun, Bamiduro Dada and Jimoh Ibrahim.

Poroye said: "Let no one put himself in the position of a judge in his own case; we should allow the court to decide and make pronouncement according to the law of the land, which we pledged to uphold and abide by.

"We appeal to our delegates to conduct themselves properly before, during and after the primary, as their votes will guarantee a better Ondo State in the next four years.
"The delegates must be ready for this monumental and history-making decision to determine the future for people of the Sunshine state."