Ladi Adebutu remains Ogun governorship candidate ― PDP

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday clarified that hon Ladi Adebutu remained its ‎candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Ogun state.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja  by  its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja

The Party stated that the declaration became necessary in order to put to rest all controversies, uncertainties and misgivings regarding the authentic governorship candidate of its in Ogun state.

According to the statement, “Ladi Adebutu was duly elected as the PDP candidate in the primary conducted by the National Working Committee (NWC), the only body empowered to conduct such primaries, and his name and particulars have since been duly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the leadership of the party.

“All PDP members, supporters and the general public should, by this declaration, completely disregard, as an impostor, any other person

parading himself as the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state, as ‎only Ladi Adebutu is our flag bearer and Governorship candidate in Ogun

State.

“The PDP candidate, Ladi Adebutu, has already commenced his campaigns and is widely accepted by the people of Ogun state, who have expressed their readiness to freely give him the mantle of leadership at the 2019 election”.

It, therefore, cautioned all fifth columnists trying to cause confusion within its fold in Ogun state, particularly those already identified as working for the APC, to desist from such acts in the g‎eneral interest‎ all and sundry.