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More candidates have emerged to represent the Labour Party in the Ondo State House of Assembly at the general elections.

In some of the results of the party’s primaries released Tuesday, Gbenga Edema emerged as the candidate to represent Ilaje Constituency II in the state parliament.

Mr Edema, who recently decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling Labour Party, polled 16 votes to beat his closest rival, David Kudehinbu who scored 11 votes ahead of Kunle Odidi who presently represents the constituency in the assembly. Mr Odidi had 10 votes to come third in the keenly contested primary. Also, Oyebo Aladetan won the primary of the party to pick the ticket to represent Ilaje State Constituency I in the assembly.

Mr Aladetan, the incumbent lawmaker who got to the house on the platform of the PDP was among the lawmakers that defected to the Labour Party late last year. Mr Aladetan scored 30 votes to emerge victorious ahead of Ogunyemi Johnson and Gbayisemore John who both scored three votes respectively.

Speaking to reporters shortly after their emergence, both Messrs Edema and Aladetan promised to bring dividends of democracy closer to their constituencies if elected at the general elections. The two assured their people of adequate representation in Assembly and promised to sponsor motions that will have direct impact on the lives of the people of Ilaje communities.

They also commended the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, for allowing the wishes of the people to prevail in the recently conducted primaries of the party in all the 18 local government areas of the state.