Ondo election: Deputy governor Agboola officially declares for ZLP- Agboola Ajayi, the Ondo state deputy governor, has formally joined the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) - Ajayi's defection to ZLP is coming after he failed to secure PDP's governorship ticket - The deputy governor explained that he is running from one political party to another because of the people PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Ondo state deputy governor, Alfred Agboola Ajayi, has officially declared for the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) following his failure to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket. According to The Nation, the governorship aspirant was received by a huge crowd gathered at the party's secretariat in Akure on Friday, August 14. Before joining ZLP, Agboola had resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) back in June. He then decided to pitch tent with the ZLP having been promised the party’s governorship ticket. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello The party has already submitted his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as ZLP governorship candidate. The deputy governor speaking on why he was running from one political party to another, said it was because of the people. The governorship candidate went on to note that he was in the gubernatorial race to give hope to the hopeless and restore good governance in the state. Agboola urged his supporters to get their voter cards as well as defend their votes on October 10 at the polls, adding that any planned rigging would fail. Legit.ng recalls that Ajayi's bid to contest the Ondo governorship election on the platform of PDP hit a setback after losing the primary election to Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). Jegede defeated all the seven other aspirants, with the senior lawyer and former commissioner of justice polling 888 votes to dislodge Ajayi who polled 657 votes. Read also Fact check: How true is the claim that Ogun guber election should be declared inconclusive? Ajayi, while accepting the defeat, had admitted to putting a good fight in the shadow poll. He stated that he "had a lot of forces" who stood against him. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read the best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Meanwhile, the PDP has stated that the defection of Ajayi from the party on Monday, August 10, is a sign of desperation in the deputy governor's political journey. In a statement released by Kennedy lkantu Peretei, who is the party's publicity secretary, the PDP said Agboola's defection will not have any effect on the coming election. PDP stated that though it has not received the official letter of Ajayi's resignation, it will continue to wish the unsettled deputy governor well in his political journey. READ ALSO: Ondo 2020 local government election: Who stands a better chance? Read also Revealed: 10 lawmakers who will not return to Lagos Assembly after 2019 elections We'll isolate Wike in an isolation center - Ganduje | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Agboola Ajayi, the Ondo state deputy governor, has formally joined the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) - Ajayi's defection to ZLP is coming after he failed to secure PDP's governorship ticket - The deputy governor explained that he is running from one political party to another because of the people PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: READ ALSO: