Ekiti 2018 : Fayose's deputy emerges sole PDP governorship candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti  state have adopted the Deputy Governor, Kolapo Olusola, from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as the preferred candidate of the party.

Olusola who is a professor of Building Technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, was the major decision reached at the party’s stakeholders meeting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday.

The meeting was attended by 177 councillors, 177 ward chairpersons, 16 Local Government party chairpersons, 16 Local Council chairpersons, Chairpersons and members of boards and parastatals, State Executive Council, Ekiti State House of Assembly members, serving and former members of the PDP State Working Committee, former Deputy Governor, among others.
The communique issued at the end of the meeting reads;

“After due consultation, without prejudice to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), we formally endorse His Excellency, Prof Kolapo
Olusola (the current deputy governor), from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as our preferred aspirant/candidate.”