By Kolade Larewaju
ABEOKUTA- THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of candidates for the forthcoming polls with the names of Governor Olugbenga Daniel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole and daughter of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 elections; Bashorun MKO Abiola, Mrs. Lola Abiola Edewor conspicuously missing from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) list.

Mr. Dimeji Bankole and Governor Olugbenga Daniel

The Obasanjo faction completely swept all the candidacy with Gen. Adetunji Idowu Olurin as the Governorship candidate with Tunde Oladunjoye as his Deputy, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello emerging as the senatorial candidate from Ogun Central. From the Ogun East where Daniel contested came Mohammed Tahir Adetunji and Chief Babatunde Fadun from the West Senatorial District.

Others who lost out in the PDP list include the Deputy Governor, Alhaja Salmot Badru who was replaced by Capt. Musa Kehinde Borokini for Ipokia/Yewa South Federal Constituency, Bankole was replaced by Peter Olusegun Alawode in Abeokuta South Federal Constituency while Mr. Gbenga Oduwaiye a current member of the house of Representatives was replaced Salami Muideen Adegboyega in Odogbolu/Ijebu-Ode/Ijebu North east Federal Constituency.

In the Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] list, Senator Ibikunle Amosun was listed as the Governorship candidate white Prince Segun Adesegun as running mate while the former Deputy Governor of Ogun State Alhaji Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka picked the Senatorial Ticket for Ogun East.

Olugbenga Obadara picked the Ogun Central Senatorial ticket while Babalola Kamar Odunsi picked the Ogun West Senatorial ticket.

Also on the list are Olumide Babatunde Osoba who picked the House of Representative ticket for Abeokuta North/Obafemi Owode and Odeda Federal Constituency, Samuel Olusegun Williams picked ticket for Abeokuta South, Abayomi Hunye [Ipokia/Egbado South and Odeneye Kehinde Olusegun [Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu/Ijebu North East

Announcing the list in Abeokuta, the Resident Electoral Commissioner Deacon Martins Okunfolami said that 33 parties submitted nominations in the state with eight of them nominating only Presidential Candidates and running mates while the remaining 25 submitted nomination for various offices.