Tag: Ekiti 2018
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Ekiti 2018: 35 political parties to contest July 14 election
Thirty-five political parties will be participating in the July 14 Ekiti governorship poll, out of the 68 registered parties, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmud has said. Yakubu disclosed this yesterday after hosting a delegation of female parliamentarians in West Africa led by Assaita Daffe. The visiting team was at the…
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Ekiti 2018: Buhari approves Fayemi’s leave to seek party’s nomination
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave of absence requested by Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It was to allow him seek the nomination of his party, the All Progressives Congress(APC), to vie as a candidate in the July 14 governorship election. A statement on Monday by Fayemi’s media aide, Mr.…
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Ekiti 2018: Unhealthy rivalry among APC aspirants, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The main opposition All Progressives Congress, APC had 47 out of 63 aspirants (as of Friday, April 13) vying to be candidates of political parties in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. By mid last week, 24 of this number had obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms. This shows…
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Ekiti 2018: APC announces date for sale of governorship form
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would commence sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to aspirants for the July 14 Ekiti State governorship election on Monday. A schedule of activities released by Organising Secretary of the party, Sen. Isita Izunaso, on Friday in Abuja, indicated that the forms would be on sale…
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Ekiti 2018: Oyegun’s sermon to APC members
By Ehichioya Ezomon When concerned members were wondering if the All Progressives Congress was absolutely ready for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti, the party National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, visited the state last Monday, to allay their fears. Those worries stemmed from the apparent lukewarm to electoral contest by the chapter of the…
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Ekiti 2018: Fayose orders removal of unauthorised posters, campaign billboards
The Ekiti Government on Tuesday pulled down gubernatorial campaign billboards erected in any part of the state without official permission and payment of attached fees. The government said there was no going back on its resolve to put a stop to indiscriminate mounting of billboards and littering of the environment with posters and leaflets. The…
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Ekiti 2018: I won’t leave APC even if… Segun Oni
Chief Segun Oni, a former governor of Ekiti and Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Sunday that he was not planning to defect to another party. Oni, who was reacting to an online report that he was planning to join a speculated coalition, said there was no iota of truth…
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Ekiti 2018: Fayose, APC aspirants risk sanction for billboards, other campaign items – REC
The new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji has said Governor Ayodele Fayose his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, and some All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants risk getting penalised for allegedly campaigning ahead of the time stipulated by law for the 2018 election. Raji stated this when he addressed reporters…
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Ekiti 2018: Why I endorsed my deputy as next governor – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose on Friday explained why he supported the emergence of his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka as the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state for next year’s governorship election. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Olusola emerged from the list of strong contenders for the governorship ticket as the “most…
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Ekiti 2018: Fayose’s deputy, Olusola Eleka emerges PDP consensus governorship candidate
Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka on Wednesday emerged the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming coming gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in 2018. Olusola emerged from the list of strong contenders for the governorship ticket as the “most preferred candidate” at a meeting held by party faithfuls…