ACN prunes Ondo guber aspirants from 30 to 5

By DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE — THE leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, may have pruned to five the 30 governorship aspirants jostling for the ticket in Ondo State.

Sources in the party told Vanguard that the large number of aspirants was worrisome to the party leaders, but have used various variables to prune the number and it was gathered that the ticket has been zoned to the Northern Senatorial district area of the state.

The import of this is that many of the aspirants have automatically been edged out of the race.

Those that are been considered, according to source, include, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN; Chief Segun Abraham, Chief Jaiyeola Ajatta, Dr Olu Agunloye and Dr Tunji Abayomi.

But another source said other aspirants have not been written off by the leaders of the party, because, according to him, ”in politics anything can happen.”

The National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was said to have travelled outside the country and on arrival towards the end of the month would meet with other leaders to pick the candidate of the party.

Already, the aspirants are said to be jittery and have besieged the houses of leaders of the party in and outside the state on their chances.

Also, the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, is said to have received delegation from many of the aspirants asking him to assist them.

Many of the aspirants have repeatedly assured that they would support anyone of them that eventually emerges as the party’s flagbearer.

Reports from the camp of the aspirants showed that plans were on for many of them to jump ship if they failed to clinch the ticket.

A chieftain of the party, Chief Olufemi Adekanmbi, who spoke with Vanguard, said the party should ensure that credible and acceptable candidate was picked.