…As he withdraws from PDP primary
A few hours to Osun State People Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election, one of the aspirants, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has withdrawn from the race, says no blood of the citizens is worth his ambition.
It would be recalled Akin Ogunbiyi alongside the other five aspirants were cleared by the five-member
Screening Committee of the party to contest the primaries on Tuesday 8th of March.
The former senator and PDP governorship candidate in the state in 2018, Ademola Adeleke; his nephew, Bamidele Adeleke; a former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Fatai Akinbade; and Oyedotun Babayemi and Omirin Emmanuel Olusanya are jostling for the party ticket
Speaking at his Campaign Office in Osogbo, Osun State Capital on Monday Ogunbiyi, said he withdrew from the contest because of the bias of the PDP national chairman, Senator Iyorcha Ayu.
He said Senator Ayu has agreed to work with Ademola Adeleke, adding that he has been told not to waste his money for the primaries.
He further said that Sen. Ayu and some party leaders have made up their minds to favour Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the primary.
He stressed that he did everything possible to continue in the race but he notice that they have concluded their plan on how to execute their secret plan.
According to Ogunbiyi, “The blood of anybody is not worth to be shed for my ambition and that is why I have to withdraw from the race.”
“I’m not a violent person, where will I now get thugs or Area boys to mobilize or Police for security to counter whatever it they want to do. I don’t want to put my numerous supporters at arms and that was why I felt I must withdraw from the race.
“It is a very difficult decision but I came to this decision because of the amount of investment and the hope my personality, my leadership would have given to Osun state but when you have an umpire who is so biased to extent of planning with the other group.
“I don’t want them to use my credibility to sustain whatever it is inadequacies. That is why I am withdrawing my participation in the PDP primary election. I will duly notify in writing my withdrawal.” he added
