Governor condoles with police, families of crash victims State APC expels only female lawmaker PDP warns Akeredolu not to rejoice yet over victory Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has ordered all schools in the state to resume full academic activities by Monday, October 19, 2020. He further directed that all schools must abide by the […]
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Governor, deputy get return certificate Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has promised to work towards developing all parts of the state, irrespective of political differences. He said last Saturday’s victory at the polls belonged to the people. Akeredolu spoke Tuesday at the Akure office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he and his […]
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Re-elected Governor. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State (left); his wife Betty; Deputy Governor-Elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his wife, Oluwaseun displaying their Certificates-of-Return, presented to them by the State’s Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ambassador Rufus Akeju in Akure…yesterday. Photo: Oluwaseun Akingboye Lessons from Mimiko’s missed second chance When the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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For some, it is still a rude shock how the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, lost last Saturday’s 2020 governorship election in Ondo State despite the seeming fanfare, seeming acceptability in Ondo Central, which has a huge voter population A considerable number of people were of the view […]
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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State has raised an alarm over alleged attack on its supporters, secretariat and candidate’s campaign office in Ifedore local government area of the state. It alleged in a statement on Monday by its state spokesman, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei the attack was led by the local government chairman, […]
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A civil rights organisation, YIAGA Africa, has condemned the high incidence of vote-trading recorded in the October 10 Ondo State governorship election. The organisation said it was disturbing that the criminal act of vote-buying happened under the nose of security agents. The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, made this known while speaking on a […]
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Winners: Akeredolu: Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is not a typical politician. He is absolutely predictable. He does not fight silently. He likes calling a spade a spade. He is rigid. A technocrat, he is not used to wheeling and dealings that characterise politics. But, he is focused. He also means well for his state. Despite his […]
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The results LOCAL GOVT APC PDP ZLP Ese-Odo 13,383 4,680 4,760 Ilaje 26,657 11,128 4,005 Odigbo 23,571 9,485 6,540 Ondo West 15,977 10,627 […]
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President Muhmmadu Buhari on Sunday urged Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to prove to the people that their trust in him had not been misplaced by performing better than he did in his first term of office. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, he also commended the […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has thanked the people of the state for renewing his mandate for a second term. He spoke in his Owo home shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared him the winner of the election conducted on Saturday. In his victory speech, he appreciated the people of the state […]
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