Bitire, Banji Okunomo, other party chieftains dump PDP in Ondo
Hon. Solomon Bitire, former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Council in Ondo State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dumped the opposition party. Bitire, who is also a former party chairman of the PDP in Okitipupa Local Government on Sunday resigned his membership from the party in a letter addressed to his ward chairman in Ode Erinje, Okitipupa local government of Ondo State. In a telephone interview with Starnews Nigeria on Monday, Bitire confirmed his resignation from the PDP. He promised to communicate his next line of action after he is done consulting all his followers.
Video: Okunomo challenges Akeredolu to give account of OSOPADEC money
Gives reasons Jegede will lose again like in 2016 election While speaking on Channels Television in a programme tagged Politics Today, Banji Okunomo, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state, who had since defected to the Zenith Labour Party ZLP, on Wednesday challenged Governor Rotimi Akeredu to give the account of money accrued to the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) in the last three and half years of his administration. Okunomo also gave reasons in the video why the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) will lose
Ondo Poll: The race is between APC and ZLP, Okunomo insists
”As a matter of fact, I’ve always maintained my ideological stand on issues, I don’t go by the crowd. By Alasoadura statement and coupled with what people are saying, the race is between the APC and ZLP. “Majority of us who were working for the PDP then have abandoned the PDP now, leaving only the party structure loyal to Jegede.” “If you look at the campaign of the PDP, you’ll discover that the PDP candidate,Mr Eyitayo Jegede goes to the market area for his campaign where he can enjoy the natural gathering of people because people gather in market areas
Ondo 2020: Banji Okunomo – the young David among PDP guber aspirants
By Akinrinlola Olumide “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, says Charles Dickens in his book, the Tale of Two Cities. That's the way the Biblical King David might have looked back following his challenging periods before he came to power as Israel’s king. I think Banji Okunomo, the youngest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ondo State would say the same thing now as he struggles to win the ticket of the PDP ahead of the primary slated for July 22, 2020. King David had some difficult times in his lifetime. He was
Ondo 2020: Banji Okunomo – the young David among PDP guber aspirants – Hon Akinrinlola Olumide
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, says Charles Dickens in his book, the Tale of Two Cities. That's the way the Biblical King David might have looked back following his challenging periods before he came to power as Israel’s king. I think Banji Okunomo, the youngest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ondo State would say the same thing now as he struggles to win the ticket of the PDP ahead of the primary slated for July 22, 2020. King David had some difficult times in his lifetime. He was the youngest in
Ondo 2020: PDP panel screens, clears Okunomo for party’s primary
As party step down the clearance of two aspirants The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship election of Ondo State has cleared Banji Okunomo for the PDP primary election scheduled for July 22, 2020, after passing all the screening tests on Thursday. Banji Okunomo (BBO) signing the certificate of clearance It was gathered that six other governorship aspirants are currently receiving their certificates of clearance the moment Okunomo left the PDP national headquarters, while the clearance of two persons among the nine aspirants was step down for reasons not yet known to Starnews NG as at press
Elect me as PDP Candidate for a generational shift, BBO appeals to delegates in Ondo
“I am in this race to provide credible leadership that will develop the human capital potentials of Ondo State.” “The formation of my campaign structure from the ward to the local government and to State levels which involve the youths, women and the elders is a proof that I am in this race to provide good governance with the formation of a government that will guarantee equitable and reasonable participation of all the classes of people in the society including, Elders, Youth and Women in line with best practices in modern day democracy.” “I appeal to all the delegates of
Ondo: Keep hope alive, this time shall pass – Okunomo tells Muslims on Eid-al-Fitr
As Muslims in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, Banji Okunomo, the leading governorship aspirant of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Sunday morning in Akure told the Muslims in the State to keep hope alive, saying this difficult time shall soon pass away. In a goodwill message to the Muslims through a telephone interview with Starnews NG, the former council boss said the sufferings and marginalisation of the Muslim Faithful in Ondo State already have a terminal date as the state prepares for the October 10. gubernatorial election. While felicitating the Muslims on
Ondo 2020: I’m in the race to become Ondo governor, not deputy – Banji Okunomo
Let no one live in the delusion that I can surrogate my ambition for deputy The youngest Governorship Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Banji Okunomo, has said that he would not surrogate his ambition to become a deputy governorship candidate of the Party ahead of the governorship election on October 10, 2020. Okunomo is one of the governorship aspirants from the Southern District of Ondo State from the oil-producing Ilaje local government council. The former council boss and the leading governorship aspirant of the PDP spoke in a telephone interview with Starnew NG on Thursday.
COVID-19: God has answered our prayers, Ondo PDP Guber Aspirant congratulates Gov Makinde
Leading Governorship Aspirant of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Banji Okunomo, on Tuesday, congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde over his recovery from the Coronavirus infection. Starnews NG reports that Governor Makinde resumed work on Monday after testing negative twice for the coronavirus. Recall that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, recently broke the news that he tested positive for COVID-19. But after six days, the governor broke the news again that he has recovered and tested negative to the killer virus which has recorded over 74,820 deaths across the globe. In a telephone interview with Starnews NG, Okunomo,
