Amosun declares intention to run for Senate...I'm not afraid of direct primaries in Ogun


The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has declared his intention to run for the Senate position of the Ogun Central Senatorial district under the umbrella of All Progressives Party (APC) in the state in the 2019 general election.
Governor Amosun made this declaration on Wednesday at the stakeholders meeting of the party held at the MITROS hall of the Gateway Annex to deliberate on the mode of conducting the party primaries.
The Governor while baring his mind on the way the primaries should be conducted appealed to the whole house to adopt consensus adding that in the event that consensus fails, the party would resolve to direct primaries.
"I am not afraid of direct primaries in Ogun State, I appeal to you all to allow consensus but when that fails, we go for direct primaries", Amosun.
The meeting which lasted for several hours had in attendance serving and former National and State House of Assembly, party chairmen and secretaries from all the local government areas in the state, as well as past Governors and deputies.
Stakeholders at the meeting unanimously agreed that the party in the state should adopt consensus to pick candidates for all the posts available for contest while direct primaries should be adopted in the event that the consensus option fails.
According to the Governor, the party had zoned the Governorship position of the party to Ogun West Senatorial district and as a democrat, party supremacy will holdsway and the decision of the party to choose a consensus candidate from Ogun West is sacrosanct.
Speaking on getting a consensus candidate from the Ogun West governorship aspirants, the number one man at the helms of affairs in the state said he will hold a meeting with all the aspirants from the senatorial district which he said would be known by Thursday.
Governor Amosun while addressing party faithful urged leaders of the party in all the Senatorial districts to meet with all the aspirants in their districts and zone to come up with consensus candidates for all positions.
Earlier in his address, the State party Chairman, Chief Derin Adebiyi made it known that the presidential will be direct primaries, while the states are to decide which one pays each state assuring that in Ogun, all party faithful would be given level playing ground.
Chief Adebiyi who commended the Governor for contributing in no small measure to the growth and development of the party said "it was his work, sacrifice and commitment that made so many strong members from the PDP to join APC.

Credit -  Femi Osipitan