Omisore wins PDP primaries in Osun State

By Ehi Ekhator

Iyiola Omisore, the former deputy governor of Osun State has emerged the winner of the primaries of People Democratic party in the state.

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Omisore contended with a former Minister of Youth Development, and Oluwole Oke, a former member of House of Representatives to win the primaries.

The announcement was made on Saturday by the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Adamu Aliero, a former governor of Kebbi State, that Omisore has won.

Omisore who is from Ile-Ife in Osun State represented Osun East, in the Senate from 2003 to 2011 on the same platform.

He was in 1999-2002, the deputy governor of Osun State under the platform of PDP.

“Mr. Akande is now the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC; the ruling party in Osun.

In 2002, Mr. Omisore was accused of being responsible for the murder of Bola Ige, then Nigeria’s Attorney General and Justice Minister, who was murdered in his house on December 23, 2001. Mr. Ige was from Ilesha.

Mr. Omisore was detained for almost two years and won his 2003 senatorial election while in prison. He was eventually cleared by the court and freed.

Mr. Omisore is expected to be the man opponent to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the APC in the August 9 governorship election in the state.

Omisore wins PDP primaries in Osun State