Fayose’s Son, Lere Olayinka, Others Grab Ekiti PDP Reps Tickets

A son of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, Joju has emerged as one of the winners of the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives tickets for Ekiti State.

Naija News reports that Joju emerged one of the winners in the party’s primary held across the federal constituencies on Sunday.

This online newspaper understands that the former governor’s son won the ticket for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency one.

Fayose’s former media adviser, Lere Olayinka, also emerged as the PDP candidate for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency two.

It was gathered that Joju Fayose polled 69 votes to defeat his closest rival Deji Adeosun, who got 9 votes.

Lere Olayinka scores 54 votes to beat his opponent, Victor, who polled 45 votes.

Also, a former governorship aspirant, Yinka Akerele, won the party ticket for Ekiti North Federal Constituency one, unopposed.

For Ekiti North Federal Constituency two, Babatunde Ajayi polled 63 votes to grab the PDP’s the ticket, defeating Funmi Ogun, who had 33 votes.

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