Why Osun PDP Governorship Aspirants Shift Battle To Abuja

As April 5, date for Osun Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, governorship primary closes to the door, the five PDP aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket have shifted battle field to the federal capital territory, Abuja, just as the national screening process for the aspirants is expected to hold before this weekend.

The five aspirants include, namely; Senator Iyiola Omisore, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, Hon. Oluwole Oke and Alhaji Lateef Bakare.

But it was also learnt that Bakare has not obtain Intention Form to participate in the PDP primary.

They are in Abuja to garner support for their aspirations as sources claimed that the aspirants are in last minute efforts to ensure success during the national screening expected to hold before this week’s Friday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.

Information has it that some aspirants are already in Abuja with leading members of their camps, who are said to be meeting some power brokers in Aso-Rock to sell their candidates.

A political associate of one of the aspirants said the aspirants do not want to be caught unaware by political intrigues peculiar to contest for party’s governorship ticket saying that the aspirants are not leaving anything to chance since the national screening committee has power to disqualify any aspirant found not to have met some stipulated conditions, hence “why some of them with weak national relevance are making efforts to ensure their aspirations are not terminated by failing to scale through national screening”.

Among all the camps, there is heightened tension between the political camp of Senator Omisore and Senator Adeleke, as PDP members in the state are sharply divided over who should be the party’s flagbearer in the August 9 governorship poll.

While some members believe Senator Omisore deserves the ticket having rescued the party from extinction by complete takeover of its funding, others are canvassing for emergence of a fresh candidate apart from the three initial aspirants that showed interest in PDP’s ticket.