Speaking with journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday, the state Chairman and Secretary of LP, Bode Simeon and Sunday Oginni respectively, said this step became necessary as Kawonise’s name was not substituted as he had claimed.
“We had to approach the state High Court to seek an appeal and stay of execution on the judgment obtained by Mr. Sina Kawonise. His name never appeared in the list of the governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, because we never submitted his name.” the LP chairman said.
Simeon added that the state LP had reached a consensus and had adopted the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Gboyega Isiaka, for the governorship election on Saturday.
He said, “We in the Labour Party in Ogun State and the national body of the party had reached a consensus and had adopted the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state, Gboyega Isiaka, as our governorship candidate.
“At the beginning of this new dispensation, he was with us in the Labour Party before he later defected to the PDP. He was the last man standing before he left.
“We believe he is the man fit enough to replace the ineptitude administration that is currently ruling in Ogun State.”
Kawonise had secured a court judgment last Monday, reinstating him as the party’s governorship candidate in the state.
The court had also ordered the INEC to list Kawonise as a governorship candidate at the coming election.
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