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Era of Party Primaries: Ajimobi wins APC primaries in grand slam

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The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in the state with 4662 votes.
 
Ajimobi defeated his opponent, Dr. Ayobami Adesina, son of former governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, who polled 22 votes.
 
The third aspirant, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, who is a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in the state, who petitioned the five-man electoral committee that conducted the primaries declined to participate in the exercise.
 
Shittu was said to have filed a case at the Federal High Court over issues bordering on the ward delegate congress of APC and delegates that voted during the exercise.
 
Out of the 4776 accredited voters, 4774 voted while 90 votes were invalid .
 Accreditation of delegates began at 9:30a.m, while voting commenced at 3p.m at the main bowl of Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. The voting ended at 5:15p.m. The result of the election was announced at 7:45pm

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