THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 24 other political parties have endorsed as their consensus candidate, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri for the forthcoming Lagos Central Senatorial election. Some of the parties are; Labour Party, Accord Party, Mega Party, African Democratic Congress among others.
Following the failed party primary held for the coveted seat, all the Local Government party Chairmen, leaders in Lagos Central Senatorial district of PDP, had endorsed Chief Onitiri as the best candidate. He was also endorsed by a member of the Board of Trusties of PDP, Senator Kofo Akerele Bucknor and the state Youth leader, Mr. Adeniyi Adams. Now that Chief Adesunbo David Onitiri has emerged as the Lagos Central Senatorial candidate and over 24 chairmen of other parties in Lagos State have supported his senatorial bid, he has unanimously become the consensus candidate of 25 parties in Lagos Central. Chief Onitiri in his message, thanked all the party leaders and leaders of the 24 other political parties for supporting his candidacy.
In another development three Lagos Indigenes groups also threw their weight behind Esv Onitiri. The groups are council of Lagos State Indigenes, Eko Foundation and Omo Eko Pataki Group. They pledged to mobilise their members and other Lagosians behind Onitiri. Chief Onitiri is a senior fellow FNIVS of the Nigerian Institution of Estate surveyors &Valuers NIESV.