Hon. (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu has been recorded as the first aspirant throughout the federation to express his Gubernatorial interest and obtain the Nomination form on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday, 17th March, 2022.
The swift action followed the decisions reached at the End of 95th National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja which included commencement of sales of Nomination forms to interested aspirants in the party.
According to his Media Director, Afolabi Orekoya, he said “the decision to express Gubernatorial interest and to obtain the Nomination form by Hon. Adebutu was a collective decision by all the party stakeholders, leaders and followers in Ogun PDP; that is the reason you can see all the leaders from Ogun State here in Abuja to jointly obtain “our” Nomination form today”.
He said further that “the journey to liberate the peoples of Ogun State and deliver the state from the shackles of APC has formally started today”.
Adebutu becomes the first aspirant in Nigeria under the Peoples Democratic Party to make payment for the expression of interest and purchase the Nomination form with the receipt number 0001 and serial form number 00773.
The historic moment was witnessed by members of Ogun State Elders Council of PDP led by Chief Kolapo Ogunjobi, the State Executive members and leaders led by the State Chairman, Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele, some notable aspirants for other elective positions in Ogun State which include Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole, Barr. Taiwo Shotte, Asiwaju Toyin Amuzu, Mr. Lukman Adeleye among others.