I will defeat APC, AD and others with wide margins :jegede said

ONDO State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), at the weekend, said the November 26 poll will be an easy ride for his party.

He boasted that he would defeat his two major political rivals - the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidates - with a wide margin.

The PDP candidate spoke at an event in Akure, the state capital, which was organised by his supporters to thank the people on the announcement of his name by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the candidate of PDP.

He said: "With what has happened today, it has really shown that I am the only candidate of PDP.

"You will recall that the issue had generated some form of interest because I won't call it dispute. It confirmed to me that PDP is a party to beat.

"Otherwise, nobody will show interest. I wonder why everybody is interested in PDP's candidate .

"There was a transparent primary here in Akure, which commenced in the morning, concluded in a little bit late in the afternoon or evening; and a winner emerged and that was my self.

"INEC was present both from Akure here and INEC from Abuja , security agents were also there and it was opened for all to see and that to me was a confirmation that what we have done was transparent and lawful."

Labour leaders have backed the candidature of the PDP candidate.

They expressed their confidence in Jegede's ability to deliver on his electioneering campaign promises at a meeting the PDP standard-bearer held with head teachers at the Labour House in Akure, the Ondo capital, at the weekend.

Present at the meeting were representatives of head teachers, who used the forum to bare their minds on expectations from Jegede, if elected as Governor Olusegun Mimiko's successor.

The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Bosede Daramola, who spoke at the meeting, explained that the school administrators came to the parley on their volition because of the need to discuss with Jegede on his plans for the education sector.

According to her, Jegede understands and knows that with their support, by the grace of God, November 26 will be a reality.

Jegede assured that recruitment of more teachers for public schools across the state will be one of his priorities when elected into office, just as he added that non-mega schools will also be brought up to standard.

The governorship hopeful emphasised that a lot of plans have been laid out to sustain the gains of the Mimiko-led government in the education sector.