Nigeria: Battle Royale Between 'Brothers'

18 December 2013

With the recent declaration by House of Representatives member, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, to challenge incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in next year's governorship election, the stage appears set for a serious battle.

After much suspense, a member of the House of Representatives from Ekiti State and Chairman, House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, formally declared his governorship ambition and on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Bamidele, who was elected on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), before the party merged with other opposition parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), represents Ado-Irepodun/Ifelodun federal constituency at the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

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