Tag: Akeredolu
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Ondo Guber: Akeredolu’s aide resigns appointment, hints on joining deputy
Ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Andrew Ogunsakin, the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters (South) to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has resigned his appointment. The resignation letter signed by Ogunsakin, dated Sept.18, 2020 was made available to newsmen in Okitipupa on Friday. However, his resignation is unconnected with the forthcoming…
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Ondo 2020: Akeredolu ‘peppers’ seven lawmakers loyal to deputy, excludes them from car gifts
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu may have devised another way to get back at the seven lawmakers who opposed the impeachment of the Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi. According to reports, Akeredolu last week appreciated the 19 out of the 26 lawmakers with the 2020 model SUV KIA Sportage deliberately leaving out Ajayi’s loyal seven. According…
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Photos: Tinubu, Akande, other APC chiefs storm Ondo for Akeredolu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and a former Interim chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande on Saturday stormed Akure, the Ondo State capital for the reelection of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Tinubu will also commission the state’s internal revenue building recently built by Akeredolu’s administration. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that…
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Ondo 2020: Buhari prophesies easy, clear victory for Akeredolu
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governing party All Progressives Congress (APC), to work diligently and ensure fairness in electoral processes while returning governorship candidate of the party, Rotimi Akeredolu, for second term in office. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said the president made…
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Ondo 2020: Jimoh Ibrahim dumps PDP, donates 20 campaign vehicles to Akeredolu
Ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim on Friday officially dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim also donated 20 Kia Picanto cars to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu APC candidate toward his re-election campaign. Ibrahim,…
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Akeredolu swears-in newly elected council chairmen, councillors
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has sworn-in the newly elected local council chairmen and councillors in the state. The swearing-in took place place on Monday (today) at the International Cultural and Events Centre in the capital, Akure. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the chairmen and councillors were elected on Saturday in an election marred with…
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Akeredolu lauds LG poll, says voters will turn out more in governorship poll
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Saturday commended the conduct of the local government poll, describing the exercise as a huge success. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu voted at 10. 44 am in his Ward 5, Unit 6 Polling Uniit in Ijebu, Owo Local Government Area. Akeredolu, who was accompanied…
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Akeredolu to reduce fees in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said he would reduce fees being paid at state-owned tertiary institutions in the state. Akeredolu disclosed this in Akure during a courtesy visit by the national executive members of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He explained that he had commenced investigation into fees being paid in…
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Ondo 2020: I won’t reply Akeredolu now – Mimiko
A former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko has said he will not respond to the various allegations levelled against him by the incumbent, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu until the governorship campaigns begin. Mimiko said this on Sunday in Ondo town when he hosted the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, at his residence. Ajayi had defected to the…
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Ondo 2020: Do all you can to ensure Akeredolu is reelected, Buni tells Sanwo-Olu, others
The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has charged the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Ondo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council to work assiduously to ensure the state remains within the APC family. Buni made the call while inaugurating the campaign council at the APC National Secretariat, in Abuja,…