Politics

In one of the earliest results declared in the Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP massively floored Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, his All Progressives Congress, APC counterpart, his main opponent.
In the result for Jegede’s polling

The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede has expressed disappointment in some security officials deployed to monitor the ongoing Ondo governorship election.
The Governor stated this while addressing journalists after casting his vote in Akure today.
This is coming after polling officers found it difficult to authenticate the voter’s

A Chieftain of the All Progres­sives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) has expressed confi­dence that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu would emerge vic­torious in Saturday’s guberna­torial election for second term.
In a statement released on Friday, Chief Akintola, who chided Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over false

Amidst heavy downpour with a surging crowd of home supporters cheering him on, the Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday, appealed to the people of the state not to lower the credibility and reputation of the state before the general public, urging them to vote wisely on Saturday.
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The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye and six other members, on Tuesday formally defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party on the floor of the House.
Okiye, who announced the defection at plenary, added that he had received letters from the six members, expressing

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Eyitayo Jegede, Agboola Ajayi  and other governorship candidates on Tuesday signed a peace pact to make the election violence-free and peaceful.
The peace accord was signed in Akure, Ondo State. It was organised by the National Peace Committee, NPC.
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