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The Change Advocacy Party and its candidate, Dr. Imoro Kubor, had gone to court to contest the suitability of Dickson standing for the election, saying the governor was not the flag bearer of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party

Oni, who spoke at the enlarged caucus meeting of the party in the zone on Saturday, said with the performance of the party in the October 20, 2012 gubernatorial election in Ondo State, it had become obvious that the PDP holds the future of the South West

The meeting, which has been enlarged by the PDP’s National Vice Chairman, South West, Chief Segun Oni, will have in attendance former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole; former governors; and other invited chieftains of the party in the zone

So far, Mimiko has received 218,874 votes while the Action Congress of Nigeria’s Barrister Rotimi Akeredolu is in a distant second position with 119,983 votes and Barrister Olusola Oke of the Peoples Democratic Party garnering 117,113 votes

In a congratulatory letter to Chief Ekwueme, President Jonathan extolled the former vice president’s laudable contributions to national development over the years