Two factions of the Accord political party in Oyo state on
Tuesday held parallel governorship primary elections, with one of them
declaring Olakunle Busari, popularly known as “Gudugudu”, as winner.
NAN reports that Adebukola Ajaja, national secretary of the
Accord, and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
monitored the exercise that returned Busari as the party’s flagbearer.
Olayinka Dairo, the returning officer of the state collation
committee, who announced the results, said Busari polled 29,427 votes to defeat
Hamzat, who garnered 18,716 votes, while Fatai Owoseni, the third aspirant,
scored 11,922 votes.
The party’s national secretary described the exercise as
free, fair and peaceful, while confirming that INEC officials were present
throughout the process.
“The outcome is very, very nice. It went on fine; it was
fair and free. There was no trouble; there was nothing except success,” Ajaja
said.
“I want all to just know that since it’s a free and fair
election, whatever comes out, we must accept. Let us move from here and see how
we can bring Accord to a greater height.”
Speaking after the exercise, Busari thanked party members
and delegates for their confidence in his candidacy and pledged inclusive
governance if elected.
“I am ready to work with everybody. We will work together
and brainstorm for the progress and development of Oyo State,” he said.
However, in two viral videos circulating on X on Tuesday,
another faction of the party declared Hamzat the winner of the governorship
primary.
The faction, which reportedly operated under a different
national executive alignment, said Hamzat emerged based on wide grassroots
support, though no detailed vote breakdown was released.
In one of the clips posted by Oyo Affairs and seen by
TheCable, the popular broadcaster was declared the winner and presented with a
certificate of return amid cheers from his supporters.
As of the time of filing this report, the national body of
the party had yet to make any official statement on the governorship primary in
Oyo state.
The party had split ahead of the primary, with one faction backing Busari and another, drawn from the ‘Oyo Npe O’ movement, rallying behind Oriyomi. Both sides have been holding separate meetings.
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