Ondo Election 2024: New Twist as Candidates May Step Down, Details Emerge

• Other things being equal, some supposed contenders in the forthcoming Ondo state governorship election 2024 will give up on their purported ambition
• TheTalk.NG reports that in Nigeria, it is common for political office aspirants to relinquish their objective in the dying minutes
• Going by fresh information from Ondo, several lesser-known parties will officially align with the two major parties soon

TheTalk.NG journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance.

Akure, Ondo state – Four days to the 2024 Ondo state governorship election, it has emerged that about eight political parties would align with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

As reported by The Punch on Tuesday, November 12, the deals to join the two bigger parties were struck at the weekend, with announcements for support for either the APC or PDP candidates to be made before Friday, November 15.

APC’s Lucky Aiyedatiwa and PDP’s Agboola Ajayi are the leading candidates in the 2024 Ondo state gubernatorial election.
Photo credits: @A_AgboolaAjayi, @LuckyAiyedatiwaSource: Twitter

A source divulged:

“About eight of the smaller parties want to ally with the bigger parties. These parties’ alliances want to make money from the proposed alliance.

“Many of them have been talking with the leadership of the APC and the PDP and some of the agreements were sealed last weekend and before Friday all of them would announce where they belong.”

Another source said:

“It is clear that some candidates of some parties would step down for either Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC candidate) or Agboola Ajayi of the PDP any moment from now because those concerned have concluded the arrangement over the weekend. But the terms of their agreement is what I can’t say for now but there is going to be a merger before Friday.”

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Obi said Ebiseni believes in a Nigeria rooted in fairness, equity, and justice, adding that the gubernatorial hopeful has what it takes to make Ondo thrive.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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