After casting his ballot at about 11.15am, Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has expressed dismay with the handling of logistics by security agencies. He told reporters at his polling unit in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Ondo Deputy Governor and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Hon Agboola Ajayi has accused security operatives of compromise in […]
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Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede eventually voted at 11:08 am, 10 minutes after the card reader failed to read his fingerprint and that of his wife, Eno. Clad in white native attire with a blue cap to match, he dropped his ballot paper with excitement using two fingers to express victory. He […]
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Police Inspector General Mohammed Adamu has restricted vehicular movement from 11.59 p.m. on Friday, October 9, to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 in Ondo State. He gave this order on Friday in a statement made by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba. It said the move was necessitated to ensure effective coordination of […]
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APC, PDP, ZLP hail exercise An election monitoring group, YIAGA Africa, has faulted Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s use of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, to distribute sensitive materials. It said the partisan background of some members of the union was worrisome. The body said politicians could use the partisan […]
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INEC Chairman By Banji Ayoola The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has refuted the allegation that it appointed the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, a kinsman of the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as the returning officer for the Saturday Governorship Election in […]
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Voting materials move to registration centres INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its commitment to free, fair and credible governorship elections in Ondo State was unwavering, assuring that successes in the exercise would surpass that of Edo State. Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Oluwatoyin Akeju, said that all arrangements […]
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The three leading candidates Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Agboola Ajayi, Eyitayo Jegede with INEC boss Mahmood Yakubu Ahead of Saturday governorship election in Ondo State, the Transition Monitoring Group which is a coalition of over 400 civil society organisations, has condemned the ‘invasion’ of the state by some governors. The Chairman, Transition Monitoring Group, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, […]
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Voter distribution Akoko S/West 87,351 Ese-Odo 66,481 Akoko N/East 66,290 Idanre 64,438 Ose 63,568 Akure North 60,744 Akoko N/West 58,505 Irele 57,651 Ifedore 54,640 Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo 54,391 Ondo East 40,496 Akoko S/East 32,763 At least 1,478,460 voters will decide Saturday’s governorship election in 203 electoral wards across 18 local government councils in Ondo State. The State […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede, as Chief Returning Officer of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo. The party alleged that Ondo residents cannot get free and fair election with the present composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the PDP […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has denied having anything to do with the attack on former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose during the grand finale of the Ondo Governorship campaign. Fayose was on Wednesday attacked by hoodlums who removed his cap as he made his way to the podium. The former Governor accused Makinde and former […]
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