Former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni has finally announced his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to contest the June 18 governorship election.
Oni’s announcement has put to rest the speculations surrounding his next line of political action after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the controversies that marred its governorship primaries.
The ex-governor contested the primaries alongside 16 aspirants, emerging second with 330 votes against the winner, Otunba Bisi Kolawole, who polled 671 votes.
Oni, featuring on a local programme aired on Voice 89.9 FM, said necessary paper work would soon be concluded with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for him to be the SDP candidate.
He noted that his decision to contest on the party’s platform was as a result of the continued call by Ekiti people, who asked him to join any of the registered parties to deliver them from vestiges of poverty, insecurity and other manifestations of misrule.
“I have chosen to advance my ambition under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) because we are looking at the future not the present. The party has been around for years and won elections into offices in this country,” Oni said.