I won’t quit gov race — Olurin

The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Chief Adetunji Olurin, has resisted pressure to quit the forthcoming governorship election. As part of efforts to improve the chances of Ogun West producing the state governor, various groups are said to be mounting pressure on both Olurin and the Peoples Party of Nigeria governorship candidate, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka, on the need for one to concede to the other so as not to jeorpadise the over 35 years ambition of the area to produce the governor. The Yewa Think Thank Group had urged Isiaka to withdraw from the race in the interest of the Ogun West people of the state. The PPN, however vowed to pursue the mandate. Also, three different groups from the area- Ogun West Next Level, the Yewa Awori Youth Congress led by Odu Olufemi and Ogun West Democracy Watch, in a statement urged Olurin to withdraw from the race in the interest of the area. Olurin, however, in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, vowed not to exchange words with the groups which he described as ‘faceless.’ He said, “We know where those calls are coming from and we are not surprised. It is unfortunate that some people because of the pecuniary benefits of today are bent on destroying their future and that of their children.” Olurin, who reacted through his Media Consultant, Mr. Dele Agekameh, vowed never to be distracted by the calls from “the baseless groups.” By Francis Falola, Abeokuta Courtesy of: Punch