The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has said it has no regret if the former Governor Segun Oni has truly left the party, saying, “We will win the election without him”. It spoke through its state Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, who said, “If actually he (Oni) has left the party, I would call […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their governorship primary elections in Ekiti State for the June 18, 2022 governorship. Two winners emerged due to some political factors, which worked in favour of the candidates. The immediate past Chairman of the PDP, Mr Bisi Kolawole and former state Commissioner […]
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A former Ekiti State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, shares his thoughts with Abiodun Nejo about the party’s recent governorship primary in Ekiti, the chances of his anointed candidate in the upcoming governorship poll and the 2023 general elections How has life been as a former governor? I should […]
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Ahead of the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State, former Governor Segun Oni and first-runner up in the just-concluded governorship primaries of the opposition People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has withdrawn his membership of the PDP. The Director of Media and Publicity of Segun Oni Movement Adebayo Jackson confirmed this in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state on […]
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About 98 men suspected to be political thugs were arraigned yesterday at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged threats to violence and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were brought before Chief Magistrate, Mrs Titilayo Ola-Olorun on charges of threatening violence, and unlawful possession of firearms, among others. The police prosecutor, Samson Osubu said […]
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Two former governors of Ekiti State and now chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Segun Oni and Mr Ayodele Fayose are trading accusations over the primary of their party to choose its flagbearer in the forthcoming governorship election. Oni, a governorship aspirant, accused Fayose of selling out the party’s candidate to the All Progressives […]
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Former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the governing All Progressives Congress in the state for the June 18 governorship election. The Chairman, APC Governorship Primary Electoral Committee for Ekiti and Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, who declared Oyebanji winner of the primary election, said the former SSG […]
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As Seven aspirants kick, demand cancellation of poll The immediate past secretary to the state government, Biodun Oyebanji has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship direct primary election held in Ekiti state on Thursday. Oyebanji, from Ikogosi-Ekiti, in the central senatorial district and believed to be Governor Kayode Fayemi’s preferred aspirant […]
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Seven governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress governorship aspirants in Ekiti State have withdrawn from the ongoing primary election. The aspirants — Kayode Mojo, Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Dayo Adeyeye, Opeyemi Bamidele and Afolabi Oluwasola — are protesting alleged irregularities in the conduct of party primaries. “The seven aspirants herein received with […]
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A former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, and six other governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti State. Others, who withdrew, according to a statement on Thursday, are a former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo; Demola Popoola; Femi Bamisile; former House of […]
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