Category: Ondo State

An unidentified man was stabbed and a five-year-old child knocked down by a patrol vehicle as Ondo people went to the polls on Saturday. The two incidents were recorded at Akure, the state capital while voting was ongoing. Both victims are recuperating at the police clinic. Initial reports indicated that one Gboyega was shot by […]

Ondo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has won in eight of the 10 local governments so far announced. The results were announced by the Local Government collation officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation centre in Akure. While the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, won two, the […]

Akure North LGA: APC: 9,546 PDP: 12,263 ZLP: 1,046 There are 12 registration areas. Registered: 63,450. Accredited: 24,375. Valid: 23,528. Rejected: 810. Total cast: 24,338. No cancellation in any unit. Owo LGA: APC: 35,957 PDP: 5,311 ZLP: 408 Registered: 128,448. Accredited: 44,634. Valid: 42,680. Rejected: 980. Total Cast: 43,660. No cancellation. Ondo East LGA: Prof. […]

Election results from 10 Local Government Areas have been completely uploaded on the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Also, the results of 2873 polling units have been uploaded as of 11.50 pm. Seventeen political parties, including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, are fielding candidates in today’s governorship election in […]

A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, says the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote buying and inadequate compliance with Covid-19 protocol. Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Co-chair, Yiaga Africa 2020 Ondo Election Observation Mission, stated this on Saturday at a press conference on situational report on the election. Abdulahi commended INEC for early arrival of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission says all results in the Ondo State governorship election, will be in “hopefully” by Sunday afternoon. INEC Senior National Commissioner, Prof Anthonia Simbine, made this known during a television programme in Akure, the state capital, on Saturday evening. Simbine said about 70 per cent of the results from all polling […]

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of creating problems for voters but expressed confidence that he would win the Ondo governorship election. He stated this on Saturday while briefing reporters at the Sacred Heart Primary School along Cathedral Road in Akure, where he […]

Ondo State Deputy Governor and Zenith Labour Party’s candidate, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has alleged security compromise in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. However, he described the turnout for the election as very encouraging.. Speaking after he cast his vote at his polling unit, Ajayi appealed to security agents to live up to expectations and […]

Police have arrested two suspects at a polling unit on the premises of the Sacred Heart Primary School in Ondo State. Polling unit 9 ward 2 in Akure South Local Government Area, is where the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, and his wife, E no, voted in the ongoing election. […]