The last may not have been heard about the gubernatorial ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State as the party's leaders met on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital amidst tight security to appraise the outcome of the party's gubernatorial primaries.

There were speculations and fears that the outcome of the primaries which produced Sen. Simeon Ajibola from Ekiti axis of Kwara South as the party's standard bearer in the next year's election might be reviewed by the party's national secretariat at Abuja.

About 20 mobile policemen were stationed at the entrance of the party's secretariat along Asa Dam Road, Ilorin in what the party's spokesman, Chief Rex Olawoye told newsmen was a move to scare away hoodlums 'who might want to protest the loss by their principal.'

Although Olawoye said there was no crisis within the party, he nevertheless hinted at fears being already expressed by some stakeholders within the party that the outcome of the primaries would be subject to the final decision of the party's national secretariat.

He said: "We have an executive meeting today to appraise the primaries so that we can take position on issues and you know some hoodlums could come to demonstrate as reaction to the loss by their principal so that's why we asked the police to come and be here to keep them at bay. We need to meet and review things; if there is modification that can come later and if not we go ahead".

Asked about fears of the possible 'modification' of the primaries, Olawoye said: "When you have a primary like this, the national body still has the final say. You remember when Rotimi Amaechi won the primary but later the party changed the thing but he went to court and won without contesting in the election. This is politics and anything can happen but for anyone to say he doesn't know Ajibola is a lie. He has represented Kwara south for 12 years and he has done well for us and we know him very well."

The meeting by the state leaders came as members of The Freedom Group in the party warned against any planned substitution of Ajibola with another candidate for the gubernatorial ticket.

The group also dismissed religious arguments being allegedly raised against the candidature of Ajibola who won the gubernatorial primaries.

A statement signed by Tajudeen Kareem, Director of Publicity for the group said, "We wish that, in the interest of democracy, freedom of choice and peace in our party, nothing is done to tamper with Senator Ajibola's mandate. Any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the governorship election supervised by Governor Gabriel Suswam is a recipe for electoral disaster for the PDP in Kwara state."