Exclusive: Abiola Ajimobi Wins Oyo South Senatorial Ticket

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Oyo South Senatorial District in the primary election conducted by the Chief Ademola Seriki-led electoral panel.  

He defeated Dr. Fola Akinosun by 2,659 to 168 votes, to seek a return to the Red Chamber, where he represented the state between 2003 and 2007 under the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD).Announcing the result in the early hours of Wednesday, Seriki said that the exercise, which started around 6:30pm, was delayed due the late arrival of voting materials from the national headquarters of the party in Abuja.

Addressing journalists after being declared the winner, the governor applauded the electoral committee for what he called the hitch-free and smooth conduct of the exercise, despite the earlier delay.

Oyo State Governor, Ajimobi meets Yinka Ayefele, sets up committee on demolition

The Oyo State Governor , Abiola Ajimobi, on Thursday , met the owner of Fresh FM , Yinka Ayefele, over the demolition of the radio station on Sunday morning.

The building was partly demolished by the state government over contravention of the state ’s physical planning rule and the inability of Ayefele to provide the relevant documents when asked to do so .

The governor immediately after the meeting set up a panel to look into the demolition .
The governor said the demolition was neither a witch- hunt nor politically motivated , insisting that it was due to the contravention of the state’s property laws .

Ajimobi described Ayefele as a good man and a responsible citizen , stressing that the next step was to find a compassionate means of resolving the issue . He also urged Ayefele to ensure that his radio station embraced ethical reportage of the issue .

The Alaafin of Oyo , Oba Lamidi Adeyemi , who was at the Governor ’s Office in company with some monarchs, also pleaded with the Ajimobi to resolve the impasse .
Earlier , Ayefele had stated that his office responded to all the letters forwarded to it by the state government.

He expressed regrets at not being able to see the governor , adding that the emissaries he sent failed to deliver his messages .

Ayefele stated that he remained a law - abiding citizen who was ready to comply with the regulations of the state government .

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