In an event similar to the state and national assembly primary elections in the State, a former spokesman to the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Organization in 2019, Segun Showunmi has been declared winner of a factional Ogun State PDP governorship primary election held in Abeokuta.

The election which was conducted at the NUJ Press Centre, Iwe-Irohin House, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, Wednesday, Showunmi polled a total number of 554 votes to defeat his close opponents, Otunba Jimi Lawal who polled 30 votes while Ladi Adebutu scored 15 votes.

Incidentally, both Adebutu and Lawal, at the time of filling this report were holding their factional Congress at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, in the same state capital.

Announcing the result at the NUJ House, the Returning Officer and Chairman Electoral Committee of the factional primary, Abayomi Daniel, declared Showunmi winner having scored the total votes from the 702 votes cast out of 728 accredited delegate list.

Abayomi said, "As a PDP national officer and by the power conferred on me by the national leadership of our party, Otunba Segun Anthony Showunmi having polled the highest number of votes is hereby elected as the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state for the 2023 governorship election."

In his acceptance speech, Showunmi thanked the national leadership of the party and the delegates for reposing their mandates and trust on him.

He said, "Well, I will thank God Almighty who has made today possible, I thank the delegates and members of my campaign team and leadership of the party. I am particularly happy that under a very peaceful atmosphere, we have compiled with all other relevant laws, and I have emerged successfully the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state."

A factional candidate is expected to ermege at the ongoing factional primary at the OOPL.