By Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA—An indication has emerged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has begun a search for a dark horse as the party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State in the 2015 election.

Vanguard reliably gathered that  the party took the decision following the internal wrangling rocking the party in the state over the choice of a governorship candidate.

The party’s financier, Buruji Kashamu and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, were at daggers drawn over delegates list for the party’s primaries which prompted the National Working Committee to suspend the primaries.

But, in a bid to resolve the political logjam, the party was reported to be looking in the direction of an aspirant among the 10 aspirants who is believed to be neutral as the party’s governorship  candidate.

Vanguard reliably gathered that the party might field the former governorship aspirant of the defunct    Action Congress of Nigeria,  Remilekun Bakare, who recently dumped the All progressives Congress, APC, for the PDP.

A source within the party told our correspondent that Bakare’s choice was raised following his neutrality and his alleged influence in Ogun Central, the same zone with the incumbent governor,  Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

The choice of Bankole was reportedly being opposed by Kashamu who was said to have adopted a particular aspirant ahead of the primaries.

Those who aspired to contest the governorship seat on the platform of the PDP include a member of House of Representatives from Yewa South/Ipokia,  Abiodun Akinlade; former governorship candidate of the People’s Party of Nigeria,  Gboyega Isiaka;  former minister of mine and steel, Sharafa Ishola and a former governorship aspirant of defunct ACN Remilekun Bakare, among others.

Others were former member of House of Representatives, Kayode Amusan,  Ogun State  of  Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria,  Segun  Adewale,  former Chief of Staff to Daniel,  Yomi Majekodunmi,   fomer  Chsirman    of  Abeokuta  South local government,  Yanju      Lipede, former Deputy governor of the state,  Rafiu Ogunleye and  former commissioner of environment,  Anthony Ojesina.