Ondo State deputy Governor Hon Agboola Ajayi, has reacted to his loss at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election.

GNB News had reported that Eyitayo Jegede on Wednesday emerged winner of the party’s governorship primaries.

Jegede who was the standard-bearer of the party in 2016, polled 888 votes to emerge the winner, out of the 2111 delegates that voted during the primaries, while his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi scored 667.

Jegede will be slugging it out with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the APC in the October 10, 2020 Ondo State governorship election.

Reacting, Ajayi, conceding defeat appreciated the people of Ondo State for standing by him.

Ondo PDP Primary: Eyitayo Defeats Ajayi, Emerges Party’s Flag Bearer For Governorship Election

The deputy governor in a statement by his Media aide, Comrade Allen Sowore said it was a race against many forces.

”The people have spoken, and we accept the outcome in good faith, knowing fully well that it was a race against different forces.

“We remain undaunted and resolute about our commitment to a people-oriented government against personalised democracy”, he said.

He wished the good people of Ondo State and the winner the best.