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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A human right and civic engagement group, YIAGA Africa, has condemned what it called the high incidence of vote-trading recorded in the just concluded Ondo State governorship election, held on Saturday, October 10. YIAGA Africa said it was disturbing that the criminal act of vote-buying happened under the watch of security agents. Samson Itodo who
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra State has urged the people of the state to repeat the experience of Ondo state by voting massively for the party in the next year’s governorship election. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Okelo Madukaife gave the advice in a statement, calling on the citizenry to give
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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 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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Ahead of this Saturday governorship election in Ondo State, a speed boat conveying ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Ilaje communities has capsized, it was learnt. The incident, it was gathered, damaged ballot papers and other election materials meant for some polling units in Ilaje Local Government. Meanwhile, the INEC ad-hoc
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Ahead of Saturday’s Ondo gubernatorial elections the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered operatives of the Corps drafted to cover the poll to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force in the enforcement of restrictions on vehicular movement. In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem,
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as false a statement by the Governor of Oyo State and PDP National Campaign Council, Seyi Makinde that the Chief Returning Officer for Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State is Eyitope Ogunbode. Mr Makinde in a press release on Thursday stated that the polls may not be
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has deployed 1,500 personnel to cover the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial elections billed to hold on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to the Newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Kazeem emphasised that the Corps Marshal, Dr
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced its national campaign council for the Ondo State governorship election scheduled to hold on 10th October. In a statement by the party on Wednesday, August 26, the PDP through its national spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, named Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state as the chairman of the campaign council.
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No fewer than four political parties contesting in the October 10, governorship election in Ondo State, that had made valid nominations have substituted their candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission disclosed on Friday. According to INEC’s disclosure, the African Democratic Congress, Action Democratic Party, and the Peoples Democratic Party substituted their Deputy governorship candidates, while
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has declared Friday, August 21, public holiday in his state, ahead of the local government elections tomorrow in Ondo State. According to him, the directive will enable residents of the state to have adequate time to prepare for the local council election scheduled to hold tomorrow, Saturday, August 22, 2020.
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Former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, may have reconciled with his former deputy, Alli Olanusi, for the sole purpose of delivering the current Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, in the October 10, Ondo governorship election. The DAILY VENDOR recalls that Mr. Mimiko, while in office as governor, had his then enstranged deputy,
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Just less than a week after losing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), primary election for the governorship seat in Ondo State, the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, might be on his way to joining the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) for the party’s ticket. This follows the deputy governor’s meeting with the immediate past governor of
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