Lauretta Fagbohun, Ogun 

Chief Oladipupo Adebutu of the Peoples'Democratic Party, PDP has promised to rescue Ogun State from the shackles of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. 

He made this statement while expressing interest to contest the governorship election in the state, by formally obtaining the Nomination and Gubernatorial forms of the PDP, at the National Headquarters of the Party in Abuja. 

According to his Media Director, Afolabi Orekoya, he said “the decision to express Gubernatorial interest and to obtain the Nomination form by Hon. Adebutu was a collective decision by all the party stakeholders, leaders and followers in Ogun PDP; that is the reason you can see all the leaders from Ogun State here in Abuja to jointly obtain “our” Nomination form today”.

The swift action followed the decisions reached at the End of 95th National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja which included commencement of sales of Nomination forms to interested aspirants in the party.

He said “the journey to liberate the peoples of Ogun State and deliver the state from the shackles of APC has formally started today”.

Adebutu becomes the first aspirant in Nigeria under the Peoples Democratic Party to make payment for the expression of interest and purchase the Nomination forms with the receipt number 0001 and form number 0001.

The historic moment was witnessed by members of the Ogun State Elders Council of PDP led by Chief Kolapo Ogunjobi, the  State Executive members and leaders led by the State Chairman, Alhaji Sikirulai Ogundele, some notable aspirants for other elective positions in Ogun State which include Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, Barr. Taiwo Shotte, Chief Toyin Amuzu and Mr. Lukman Adeleye among others.