Tag: Ondo guber
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ONDO guber: Aieyedatiwa votes, confesses he’s at advantage
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has voted in the Ondo governorship election. The governor also confessed he is at advantage in the ongoing election. Aiyedatiwa cast his ballot at his Polling Unit 5, Ugbo Ward, 4 Obenla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state at around 8:50 am. After…
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INEC trains 17,705 ad-hoc staff the nation-icon ahead of Ondo Guber
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has trained 17,705 ad-hoc staff and 11,799 security personnel ahead of next Month’s governorship election.
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Ondo guber: Jegede sheathes sword, Congratulates Akeredolu after S’Court verdict
Mr Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu following the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Ondo State governorship election. Jegede, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and PDP’s candidate in the election, made the gesture on Wednesday despite his loss to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate…
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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 guber: INEC releases final list of candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of nominated candidates for the Ondo State governorship election slated for October 10. A statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed that four political parties that earlier made valid nominations have substituted their candidates. According to the…
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Ondo guber: PDP extends sale of nomination forms
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the sale of its nomination forms for the Ondo state governorship election. The party announced this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the deadline for the sales of the form had been extended by two…
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INEC fixes Imo, Bayelsa Plateau bye-elections ahead of Edo, Ondo guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured that the nation’s democracy and electoral process cannot be truncated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission therefore insisted that all elections will go on as scheduled despite the Coronavirus scare, adding that “while the Commission takes the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, our democracy and electoral process cannot be…
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COVID-19: INEC clears air on alleged plans to shift Edo, Ondo governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as unfounded and misleading, reports that it will shift the Edo and Ondo governorship elections slated to hold later this year. INEC had fixed September 19 and October 10 for the elections before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. There had been multiple media reports that the…