Tag: Ondo Poll
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Outcome of Ondo poll, a further endorsement of APC, Tinubu’s administration – Senator Barau
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, describing it as a further endorsement of the ruling party. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC as the winner of last Saturday’s…
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Ondo poll: Court dismisses suit challenging Akeredolu’s reelection
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed another suit challenging the validity of the emergence of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 20 primary election. Delivering a ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, dismissed the suit filed by Mrs Olajumoke Anifowose, an APC aspirants in the…
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Ondo poll: Police restrict vehicular movement
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11.59 p.m. on Friday, October 9, to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 in Ondo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, made this known in a press statement on Friday. According to him, the order is part of…
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Ondo poll: Again, US warns Nigerian politicians, reinstates visa ban for violators
The United States of America has again reiterated its commitment to a free, fair and inclusive election in Saturday’s (tomorrow) governorship election in Ondo State. The US also extended its commitment to violent free elections to Africa at large. Recall that the President Donald Trump led country issued similar warning to politicians in the build…
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[JUST IN] Ondo Poll: Akeredolu, Ajayi, Jegede sign peace pact
Candidates participating in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State have signed a pact to ensure violence-free election and accept outcome of the exercise. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and those of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and Akeredolu’s deputy, Agboola Ajayi and thirteen other candidates…
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Ondo poll: ZLP’s Agboola absent as Akeredolu, Jegede, Fasua go head-to-head in governorship debate
Mr Agboola Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), was absent at the Ondo State governorship debate held on Sunday in Akure. The debate, titled “2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters” was organised by media organisations, labour unions, civil societies, religious bodies and other critical stakeholders in the state. Recall that…
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Appointing Sanwo-Olu chairman of Ondo APC campaign is asking him to finance poll with Lagos funds – PDP
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to appoint Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the chairman of its 104-member campaign council for the Ondo State governorship election is a subtle invitation for the governor to bankroll the election for its candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu…
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Ondo Poll: Akeredolu inaugurates Transition Committee
Ondo State Governor-elect, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, has inaugurated a 21-member Transition Committee ahead of his inauguration on Feb. 24, 2017. The governor-elect also inaugurated two other committees to help chart a course for the incoming administration. He said that the transition committee, headed by Dr Funso Kupolokun would “interact with the incumbent government of Ondo…
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Ondo Poll: It is time to move on, tomorrow is another day – Jegede
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has appealed to members of the party in the state to accept his defeat in the spirit of sportsmanship and move on to doing other things to the benefit of the good people…