The Return of Agboola Ajayi

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There is always a reason to celebrate something in Nigeria, especially in the area of politics. For Agboola Ajayi, the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ondo State, the reason for celebration is something very valid: his emergence as the senatorial flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ondo South. Bearing in mind all that has happened in the last two years in Ondo, one can only conclude that Ajayi is indeed back to the centre of the political game board

In the contest for the PDP ticket for the forthcoming 2023 Ondo South senatorial election, Ajayi has shown himself to be superior. He defeated Nicholas Tofowomo, who is the incumbent senator representing the senatorial district with 78 to Tofowomo’s 74 votes. By doing so, Ajayi clinched a marginal victory.

There are however a lot of mixed reactions trailing this victory. But these reactions are not necessarily negative in the first place. People are only wondering whether Ajayi has it in him to be focused and concerned with the objectives of the office in view rather than the machinations that saw him booted from the current Ondo State administration.

Of course, Ajayi has always been a man of political intrigue. He may not be the first Deputy Governor to have lost his seat while the person above him is still in power. However, there is no doubt that Ajayi is one of the few who consciously and single-handedly ensured that there was no way back for him.

Overall, despite the bad rep that Ajayi got for dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while he was still serving as Ondo Deputy, that decision appears to have paid off. Now, he stands the chance of becoming the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District come 2023.