The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit challenging the validity of the July 20, 2020, primary election which produced Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the All Progressives Congress’ candidate in the October 2020 election in the state. Delivering judgment on the suit instituted by an APC governorship aspirant in Ondo State, Dr
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The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo state has granted a motion exparte for substituted service on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede. Chairman of the three-man tribunal, Justice Umaru Abubakar also granted the petitioner access to election materials in custody
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will be sworn in for a second term as Governor of Ondo State. The inauguration for second term in office will be done on February 23 next year. The governor was re-elected for another term of four years on October 10. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo,
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Suspected hoodlums on Thursday set ablaze the campaign office of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Akure, the state capital. The hoodlums also attacked the Okitipupa local government secretariat and the divisional police station in the area and set them ablaze. The attackers reportedly gained entrance into the governor’s campaign office at about noon and
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the winner of the 2020 Ondo State Governorship Election. INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof Idowu Olayinka at the INEC Headquarters in Akure on Sunday declared Akeredolu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner after polling a total votes of292,830 ahead of
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has opened an early lead in the gubernatorial election held today in the State. Akeredolu, who contested Saturday’s governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is in an early lead as results continue to trickle in from polling units across the state. To retain
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Results of the governorship election conducted today at the polling unit of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has emerged. According to the Independet National Eletoral Commision INEC, Rotimi Akeredolu won his polling unit with a wide margin. Here is the breakdown from his unit:A A 1 AAC 2 ADP 9 ADC 3 APC 413 YPP 1 LEM
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Wife of Ondo Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has latched out at those behind a viral video stating she was injured at the polling centre after thugs invaded the place. She said the sponsors of the video were insane. Mrs. Akeredolu, who spoke at their Owo residence, said the video was meant to damage the voting
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The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty has reportedly been injured in the Owo area of the State. Channels Television reports that the incident happened when security details of the Governor arrived a polling unit in the area. According to the report, three people were killed. Recall that sporadic shootings were earlier reported
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has voted.He cast his vote at exactly 09: 50AM. Details shortly…
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Welcome to our live coverage of the 2020 Ondo State Governorship election. After months of rigorous preparation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and months of campaigns by political parties and their candidates, the Ondo State governorship election holds today. Residents are expected to gather at different polling units within the state to determine
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The leaders of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday stormed Akure, the capital of Ondo State, to rally support for the re-election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Apart from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who addressed the crowd of party supporters via pre-recorded videos, other party leaders, including Lagos
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Four days to the governorship election in Ondo State , the candidate of the Social Democratic Party , Mr Peter Fasua , has withdrawn from the race and declared his support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Governor Rotimi Akeredolu . This came few hours after the Chairman of the SDP, Mr
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has told his estranged deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi to provide evidence of the N750 million security votes he claims that the governor collects every month. Hon Ajayi had in a statement on Friday said that the governor gets a security vote of N750 million every month and
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The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, on Friday fired back at his estranged boss, Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the governor collects N750 million as security vote. Akeredolu had said his deputy, who is now the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, receives N13 million monthly. He also accused Ajayi of attempting to unseat him
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