Omogunwa wins Ondo Senatorial primary

Senator Yemi Omogunwa ( Ondo South) has won the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its candidate for the 2019 general election.

Omogunwa, who polled 74,620 votes, was declared winner of the primary election in Ore at the weekend.

Omogunwa was the party’a sole contestant after being automatically cleared by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

He will face Nicholas Tofowomo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 race to the National Assembly.

Abuh Andrew, Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee, who monitored the election, described it as free, fair and transparent.

According to Andrew, 74,657 delegates across the 66 wards of the senatorial district were accredited for the exercise.

He added that Omogunwa polled the highest total number of votes cast.

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were also on ground to monitor the election.

Andrew praised the voters for their orderliness and peaceful conduct during the exercise.