Amosun Ditches Deputy, Names Onanuga As Running Mate
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has announced business management expert, Mrs. Yetunde Abosede Onanuga, as his running mate ahead of the 2015 governorship elections.
Amosun formally presented Onanuga to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Abeokuta on Tuesday, saying he chose her because she is a worthy team mate who is committed to taking the state forward.
Amosun’s Deputy Governor, Segun Adesegun, dumped the party for the Social Democratic Party, with an intention to square up with the governor in 2015 if given the SDP ticket.
Onanuga is a 54-year-old indigene of Ijebu–Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government married to Biodun Onanuga, an engineer, from Ijebu–Ode. She is a graduate of Business Administration of the Lagos State Polytechnic and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago–Iwoye, where she obtained a Masters degree (MBA) in Business Administration. She works with the Ministry of Environment, Lagos State.
In her acceptance speech, she promised to be “faithful, loyal and honest in the service of Ogun State” if elected next year. She also said women in the state would be carried along so that Amosun’s re–election bid would be actualised.
