By Dansu Peter
The Ekiti State former governor and the Governorship candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has finally picked Late Madam Tinubu Egbeyemi's son, Chief Adebisi Adegboyega Egbeyemi as his running mate for the June 14th Governorship election in the state.
Earlier, the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Office has refuted a story being reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer has picked Alhaja Habibat Adubiaro as his running mate.
The APC in Ekiti State has reportedly nominated the former Executive Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government, Adegboyega Egbeyemi, as the deputy governorship candidate of the party.
A statement from JKF Campaign office in Ado-Ekiti disclosed that Egbeyemi was picked as the candidate in late hours of Wednesday, after party leaders met for long hours to consider who is best suited to pair with former Governor and immediate past Minister of Mines an Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to fly the party’s flag in the governorship contest.
The Statement which was signed by Wole Olujobi said, Egbeyemi’s choice came after speculations by the expectant public spread that certain eminent indigenes of the state had been picked to fly the ticket with Fayemi in the July 14, 2018 governorship poll.
Egbeyemi, according to Vanguard Newspaper, is an indigene of Ado-Ekiti, was born on May 8, 1944 to the family of the late Egbeyemi Alade and late Madam Tinubu Egbeyemi.
He started his education at the Holy Trinity Anglican School, Ilawe-Ekiti and Baptist School, Ado-Ekiti, after which he attended Harding Memorial Modern School, Ado-Ekiti.
He studied privately while working as a Laboratory Assistant at Ekitiparapo College, Ido-Ekiti, and while working as a bursar at Notre Dame Grammar School, Usi-Ekiti, Egbeyemi sat as a private student to pass both the GCE O’Level and Advanced Level examinations.
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