Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have failed to persuade a former Osun Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola to withdraw from the contest as of the time voting commenced at 5pm.
Oyinlola, a candidate for the position of Deputy National Chairman (South), is contesting the position with a former Oyo Deputy Governor, Taofeek Arapaja.
Stakeholders, especially the party’s Governors, have adopted Arapaja as consensus candidate for the position, a decision Oyinlola has vowed to resist.
Mrs Inna Ciroma, who is contesting for Deputy National Chairman (North), has also stuck to her guns, resisting pressure to step down for her male contender, Umar Damagum.
