The Independent National Electoral Commission said it had learnt from the Edo State governorship election that a credible election would be possible in Nigeria with the cooperation of all stakeholders and high level of compliance with the extant electoral laws. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated these in an interview. […]
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By Banji Ayoola Former Ondo State Governor and National Leader of Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the weekend described his successor in office, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as a disappointment to the people of the State. He spoke in Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government during the campaign tour of the state’s Deputy Governor […]
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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 claimed that the […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to compromise the October 10 Ondo Governorship poll. He told Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday that the APC would do everything possible to win the Ondo poll having lost the Edo […]
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PDP cautions against compromise Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says sensitive materials for Ondo State governorship election will arrive Akure on October 5. Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during an interaction with the media in Akure on Thursday. He said non-sensitive materials for the election had been delivered. “We have delivered all, but a […]
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The internal crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress in Ekiti took a new dimension on Friday as some statutory members of State Executive Committee (SEC) suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities. According to the allegations against Fayemi, the SEC members said he worked against Edo APC candidate, Pastor Ize Iyamu and supported […]
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As the nation’s political attention shifts to Ondo State for the October 10 governorship election, some candidates in the poll participated in a debate on Thursday evening to share their vision and sell their objectives to the people of the state. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, 17 political parties fielded candidates for the […]
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L-R: Deputy Governor-Elect, Philip Shaibu; Chairman, PDP National Campaign Council for Edo State governorship election/Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; and Governor-Elect, Godwin Obaseki, at a press conference after the declaration of the PDP as the winner of the governorship election in Benin…on Sunday. Photo: Edo State Government House Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Governor […]
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Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, on Thursday said the defects observed in last Saturday’s governorship polls in Edo State would be improved upon in the October 10 polls in Ondo State. The INEC boss, who assured that the commission would be neutral in the conduct of the Ondo poll, said […]
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Suspended politicians blame Fayemi for their ordeal The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has suspended the political adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other chieftains of the party indefinitely. They were suspended for allegedly disobeying the party’s directive and failure to withdraw cases instituted against the party in court. […]
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