200 Aspirants buys ticket for 35 seats in Kwara State PDP

Over 200 aspirants have collected the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) nomination forms for 35 seats in Kwara State.

Speaking with reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, at a Sallah feast, a governorship aspirant, Mr Mohammed Belgore (SAN), said the number of aspirants showed that everyone had a say in the party.

The event was attended by former Deputy Governor Pa Joel Ogundeji, PDP State Chairman Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the party’s state executives, community leaders and youths, mostly from Kwara Central.

Although Belgore stopped short of formally declaring his governorship ambition, he urged prospective party delegates to consider the most popular aspirant.

He said: “Everyone has a say in the PDP, unlike in the All Progressives Party (APC). That we have many aspirants in the PDP is a sign of liberty; it is sign that we have democracy. When did you ever have so many aspirants? Over 200 people have collected nomination forms for just 35 seats. That is historic! It was never so before.”

“Primaries are ahead of us and I urge party delegates to consider two key things: Who among these aspirants has ever confronted these guys without retreating? Who has never been with them before? Only one person will get the ticket. What is the point of getting the ticket when you can’t win?
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