Category: Politics

By Banji Ayoola Voting by delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in an indirect primary to elect its candidate in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, has started at the International Event Centre, Akure, the state capital venue of the exercise. It started about 2.25 pm after the accreditation of the 2,000 […]

The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will hold its governorship primary in Akure, the Ondo State capital, today. The party has cleared eight contenders that submitted nomination forms. Following are the profiles of the aspirants. The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the October governorship election in Ondo State will emerge today, after […]

The governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to pick the party’s candidate in the October 10 election in Ondo State would hold today few hours away in Akure the state capital. Party faithful have expressed anxiety as to what the outcome will be. They want to see if the party would survive the […]

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday started reconciliation with former aspirants hours after he clinched the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the October 10 Ondo State Governorship election. He visited three of them in their homes reaching out to Hon Isaacs Kekemeke, who had expressed grievances against the conduct of the primary both before […]

By Banji Ayoola An Akure High Court on Tuesday threw out a motion seeking to stop the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi from contesting the Wednesday primary election of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The presiding Judge, Justice Bode Adegbehingbe threw out the motion exparte filed by a disgruntled member of the party […]

By Banji Ayoola Despite his dissatisfaction with the just concluded governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, which he alleged was compromised and skewed in favour of the incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, an aggrieved aspirant, Hon Isaacs Kekemeke, said that he would not go to court and that he remains still […]

By Banji Ayoola A former governorship aspirant in the just concluded primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Engineer Ife Oyedele said that he stepped down for Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the overall interest of the party and the state. The Executive Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services, Niger Delta […]

All the 114 delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from Akure South Local Government have pledged to vote for Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, at the party’s primary tomorrow. Jegede, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, is from Akure. The boost came as a member of the PDP Board of […]

Akeredolu, speaking to journalists after his victory at the APC primary at The Dome International Event Centre, Alagbaka Akure on July 21, 2020 By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has canvassed peace, unity and forgiveness among leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State following his victory at […]