Hon. Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in a statement issued by Babatope Okeowo, His Chief Press Secretary, has denied any alleged alliance with Eyitayo Jegede, the governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He further made claims that the news are being spread by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress to discourage the citizens.
The statement said that ” the said publication was coming barely 24 hours after the State Government prevented the Deputy Governor the use of government facility for the launch of his campaign showed their sinister motives.
“Let it be known to the members of the public that there is no romance between the candidate of ZLP and that of PDP after the governorship primary that produced Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of PDP.
“There was no offer and rejection of running mate from the PDP leadership or Jegede to Ajayi as insinuated by the fake publication.
“The said publication has failed to prove any nexus between the two candidates and tried unsuccessfully also to impugn the character of the Deputy Governor.
“We say emphatically that the Deputy Governor is winning the forthcoming governorship election slated for October 10, and he is willing to welcome candidates or other political parties who may wish to support his aspiration to rescue the state from the misrule of Akeredolu’s government.”