Category: Ondo State

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the chairman of its 104-member National Campaign Council for the October 10 Ondo State governorship election. This was contained in a statement titled: ‘Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu heads 104-member APC National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship Election’, signed by the Deputy […]

By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has declared that the exit of the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, from the party would not affect its prospects of winning the October 10 governorship election in the state. Reacting to Ajayi’s resignation from the party, it said in a statement on […]

Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in Ondo State, the state Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) will tomorrow commence training of over 6,000 adhoc staff engaged for the election. ODIEC also said that it has distributed non sensitive election materials to its offices across the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the […]

Eyitayo Jegede, Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has sought the support of former president Olusegun Obasanjo ahead of the election. Jegede, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the state made this known on Saturday via Twitter. He […]

By Banji Ayoola Governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who lost the party’s primary to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, have teamed up, pledging to work for his re-election. They made the pledge in Akure on Sunday at a meeting of the party’s Advisory Council, which was presided over by the party’s National Leader, Senator […]

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has raised alarm over an alleged smear campaign to discredit him before the October 10 governorship election. The governor, as candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the election, is seeking a return for the second term. In fact, a statement by his Senior Special […]

By Banji Ayoola A former governorship aspirant on the All Progressives Congress, APC platform, Prince Jimi Odimayo, has debunked the allegation that Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu bribed him before stepping down for him in the party’s primary of July 20. The governor eventually emerged winner of the primary as APC candidate in the coming […]

By Banji Ayoola The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, emerged as the party’s flagbearer through a popular and credible process, his campaign organisation has declared. This declaration, in a statement sent to The Radiance on Thursday by the Head, Media […]