The battle line appears drawn between two leading aspirants, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, the erstwhile minister of State for Defence and Mr Jimi Agbaje, the candidate of the Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) in the 2007 governorship poll in the state.
Other aspirants cleared for the primaries include Dr Adegbola Dominic, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, Mr Deji Doherty, Mr Tokunbo Kamson and Mrs Modupe Chukwuemeka.
The atmosphere was charged as security personnel were deployed to maintain peace and order at the venue.
An amoured tank and several Rapid Response Squad pick up vans were deployed at the entrance of the venue to keep street urchins at bay.
Anti-bomb experts were also on ground to screen delegates and people entering the venue.
The accreditation of delegates which was to commence between 9am and 11 am was yet to commence as at 1pm as delegates for the election were locked out of the premises by security personnel.
At least 900 delegates are expected to vote at the primary to select a candidate for the party among the 7 contesting for the position.
Journalists at the primaries complained bitterly for been kept under the scorching sun for over four hours due to none availability of press tags on time.
More details shortly.
Source: NigerianEye
