Tag: ondo
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Akeredolu promotes 31,086 civil servants in Ondo
The Ondo State Government has confirmed promoting 31,086 workers since 2017 to date. It said 7,346 workers were promoted in this year’s promotion exercise. Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Mr. Afolabi Adewakun, who stated these at a briefing in Akure, said 130 officers across various cadres in the civil service retired between January and…
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APC exposes Mimiko’s third-term agenda
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that a former two-term governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko is plotting a third-term bid through Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Mr Yekini Nabena, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC made the allegation in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nabena said that ZLP was one of…
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Ondo 2020: Akeredolu, a candidate with intimidating credentials – APC spokesman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has described its candidate in Oct. 10 governorship poll, Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as a man with intimidating credentials expected to win with convincing margin. This is contained in a statement by Mr Alex Kalejaye, the state Publicity Secretary of the party, on Sunday in Akure. Kalejaye said…
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Guber poll: Ondo not Rivers, our people will reject Wike’s attempt to play godfather – Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the state. Wike had on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Friday declared that Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party will win the Ondo Governorship election. The Rivers governor…
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Guber poll: Ondo is not Edo, APC warns PDP, ZLP, others
Sequel to it woeful performance in the just concluded Edo governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has disagreed with opposition political parties that it would lost the October 10 governorship elections as it did in Edo. It said the scenario in Edo was different from what currently obtained in Ondo State.…
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Ondo 2020: Agboola’s candidacy boosted as Mimiko’s ZLP pulls massive rally in Ore[Photos]
Ondo State Deputy Governor and the Governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi and Engr Gboye Adegbenro, his running mate, on Saturday flagged their campaign for the 2020 Ondo governorship election today, Saturday, September 19, 2020. The rally which is streamed live on various online channels and radio stations in Ondo state…
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Five seriously injured as APC, PDP supporters clash in Ondo
No fewer than five persons on Wednesday sustained serious injuries in Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State as supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and those of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed. The violent clash allegedly involved members of the Rotimi Akeredolu Campaign Organization and those of…
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Edo, Ondo polls: UK says electoral offenders risk visa ban, asset seizure
Barely 24 hours after the United States Government slammed visa restriction on electoral offenders in four Nigerian states, the United Kingdom (UK) is towing a similar part to punish those who might foment violence in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo and Ondo states. The British High Commission in Nigeria stated this in a statement…
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INEC breaks silence on Ondo fire incident
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it was yet to uncover the cause of the fire incident that razed two containers were 5,141 card readers were kept in its office in Akure. It said the incident would not affect the conduct of the October 10 governorship election. The electoral body assured that the…
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Ondo INEC fire incident is plot to rig, say PDP’s Jegede
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State and its governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, have said that Thursday’s night fire incident at the Akure office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was a plot to rig the October 10 governorship election. It said foul play could not be ruled out in the incident. A…