Tag: Osun State
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Osun guber election: Police denounce vote buying as EFCC storms polling units
The police say they have yet to receive reports of violence or vote-buying in Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Mr Johnson Kokumo, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) said this after a visit to ward 5, unit 5 Salvation Army alekuwodo polling unit in Osogbo.
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Osun Poll: Labour party denies merging with PDP
The Chairman of Labour Party in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, has denied the report that the party’s candidate, Lasun Yusuf, has collapsed his structure to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ademola Adeleke.
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Osun Guber Poll: Defend your votes until the end – Davido tells electorates
Nigerian artiste David Adedeji Adeleke who is the nephew of Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) candidate in Osun state has appealed to electorates to defend their votes till the very end to avoid any form of rigging, adding that it appears the PDP is doing well in the ongoing election in the state.
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Osun Decides: People Rejecting money being offered – Davido
Popular Nigerian singer Davido, has commented on the ongoing gubernatorial election in Osun State. On his official Tweeter hand, @Davido he stated: “Pple rejecting money being offered to them left n right of the state today … GREAT TO SEE … there is stilll hope for Nigeria”. Davido is the nephew of the flagbearer…
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Osun poll: PDP exposes allege plot by APC to rig election
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it has unravelled a plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig Saturday’s (today) governorship election in Osun State. This was contained in a statement released on Friday by Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of the party.
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Osun 2022: PRP withdraws from governorship polls
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has withdrawn from saturday’s governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday in Osun state. This development was made known by the National Secretary of the party, Babatunde Alli on Thursday in the state.
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Osun: PRP pulls out from guber election
Barely 24hours to the governorship election in Osun State, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has announced its withdrawal from the race amidst accusations of fraud against its candidate for the polls.
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Police confirm attack on Labour Party’s guber candidate’s residence
Police in Osun confirmed on Monday in Osogbo that gunmen attacked the residence of Mr Lasun Yusuf, Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state. SP Yemisi Opalola police’s spokesperson in Osun said an unspecified number of gunmen attacked the residence in the early hours of Monday.
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Osun 2022: We’ll engage you as adhoc staff – REC assures PLWDs
The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Prof Abdulganniy Raji, has assured Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) that they will be engaged as ad hoc staff in the July 16 governorship poll in the state. Raji spoke on Tuesday in Osogbo at a townhall held with Osun senatorial leaders of the PLWDs. He said the…
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Osun 2022: PDP loses over 500 to APC
More than 500 supporters of the PDP in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, have defected to the APC. The defectors were received into the APC at a campaign rally held in Iragbiji, the hometown of Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan on…