The Ondo State chapter of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, has declared that it’s gubernatorial candidate is supremely qualified to not only contest but govern Ondo State.
The party said this in a statement signed by it Publicity Secretary, Felix Olatunde bad made available to journalists, adding that it is well aware of the attempt to create doubt in the minds of its ever-increasing members and indeed voters, “concerning our popular and widely accepted candidate, Hon Agboola Ajayi.”
Olatunde said, “We just read a funny ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by someone who claims to be a lawyer, obviously acting on the prodding of some political adventurers.
“We are aware of the clout chasing effort of those behind the lawyer in this attempt to tout an ultimatum that is futile in its entirety.
“While we know that INEC is capable of taking care of itself and its operations, we state without any equivocation that our candidate was well aware of the preplanned effort now being executed, hence he submitted the minimum qualification required by law.”
The party insisted that “such distracting darts have little or no effect on the growing popularity of our candidate.”
It added, “Several efforts in the past to hinder the political rise of our candidate have failed woefully and the current effort to hinder him will equally fail.
“We urge our teeming members and supporters to proceed without any fear with the ongoing mobilisation and campaign efforts towards ousting the outgoing governor and the All Progressives Congress, APC.”
The ZLP, in the statement, assured that by the grace of God and the votes of the teeming majority who are tired of the underperformance and nepotism of the outgoing governor, it will win the forthcoming election fair and square, adding that “no rabble rousing litigant can change the course of history.”
