Osun 2014: Governorship Race Gets Tighter As One Party Opts Out Of August 9 Election

The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) Friday said that it has opted out of the August 9 2014 Osun state governorship election. In a statement signed by the party National Secretary, Dr. Oluwole Akinwumi, the party said that it took the decision in June to withdraw Mr. Oludare Timothy Akinola as its candidate in the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in Osun State and the party has not changed its position in this regard.

The statement said that the decision of the party and its reasons for withdrawing Mr. Akinola as its flag bearer was communicated to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the Chairman of PDM in Osun State and Mr. Akinola himself.