Video: Mimiko is my bogus enemy – Akeredolu explodes
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Ajayi and audacity of hope in Ondo Guber poll
By Oluwaseun Akingboye Unusally, the Ondo State governorship election is repeating a precedence in the annal of Nigeria politics as the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has burnt the boat to challenge his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the poll. To all students of history, the 1983 saga would not be forgotten in a jiffy when the then Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Akin Omoboriowo, chose to contest against the second term ambition of late Chief Michael Ajasin. However, the circumstances are somewhat different, as Ajayi does not enjoy the support of the Federal Government to defeat Akeredolu like Omoboriowo
Ondo Central just completed 8 years, Jegede is wasting his time – Alasoadura
The Minister of State for Niger/Delta Affairs, Tayo Alasoadura, says the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, is “merely wasting his time”. The minister, a native of Iju/Itaogbolu in Akure North Local Government Area of the state, declared, said Ondo Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, is the candidate to beat in Akure North and South LGAs. Jegede, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, hails from Akure South. Addressing a crowd of party supporters in Ogbese and Oba Ile in Akure North on Saturday, Alasoadura said “Akeredolu is the preferred candidate of
ONDO 2020 :We’re adequately prepared says INEC
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, expressed the commission’s readiness to ensure that the Ondo State Governorship Election scheduled for October 10 is free, fair and credible. Yakubu said this while speaking with journalists during his official visit to the Ondo State INEC headquarters in Akure. The INEC chairman said, “We are ready for the election. The same preparation we made for Edo is the same we will make for Ondo. For the purpose of this visit is for us to see practically what the state office has done, we also need to
PDP, APC nose-diving as ZLP receives more defectors ahead of Ondo Poll
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and a former member of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Folagbede Gbemibade, popularly known as FLAGON from IleOluji/Okeigbo state constituency has joined the array of defectors from the PDP to the Zenith Labour Party ahead of Ondo State governorship election on October 10, 2020. In a similar development, Mr Daisi Netufo, a grassroot politician and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) from Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State has also dumped the ruling APC for the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). They both joined the ZLP in a
Ondo Poll: Ore City turns Orange as ZLP flag-off campaign
Arrival of Ajayi, Mimiko cause gridlock for several hours Ore City, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, was transformed to Orange colour on Saturday as supporters of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) trooped out in their numbers to attend the flag-off for the governorship campaign of the party in the state. Starnews Nigeria reports that Agboola Ajayi, Ondo State deputy governor and the candidate of the ZLP, alongside the deputy candidate of the party, Gboye Adegbenro, today at the government field in Ore, Ondo State, flagged-off their governorship campaign ahead of the October 10, governorship election
Ondo 2020: Amotekun Disassociate Self From APC V PDP Clash
Ondo state security agency, Amotekun Corps, has dissociated itself from the clash at Oba Akoko between supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in which six people were injured. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. In a statement signed by Adebayo Ayeni, the head of intelligence and public relations of the corps, said the security network had no hand in the clash. “The agency remains resolute in its core responsibility of supporting Security Agencies to secure the state and rid it of criminal elements. “We remain apolitical and shall not support
Ondo 2020: Akeredolu’s aide on political affairs resigns, joins ZLP
Andrew Ogunsakin, Senior Special Assistant to governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Political Affairs for Ondo South, on Friday, resigned his appointment to join the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) ahead of the October 10, governorship election in Ondo State. Andrew Ogunsakin Andrew wrote: 18 September, 2020 To: Your Excellency, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Ondo State. ThroughThe SecretaryOndo State Government, Alagbaka, Ondo State RESIGNATION Permit me your Excellency, to use this medium to convey my irrevocable decision to resign my office as Senior Special Assistant on Political (South) to the Governor of Ondo State with effect from today,
Senator Yele Omogunwa reportedly dumps APC for ZLP ahead of Ondo Poll
Senator Yele Omogunwa, the former Lawmaker who represented Ondo South Senatorial District at the 8th Assembly has reportedly dumped the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) ahead of October 10, 2020, governorship election in Ondo State. A chieftain of the ruling APC in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State from the same ward with Omogunwa on Sunday evening confirmed the report of the former Senator’s defection into the ZLP to Starnews Nigeria. The Senator’s phone number was not reachable as at press time. Details later.
Ondo 2020: ADC collapses structure for ZLP in Akoko
The gubernatorial ambition of Hon. Agboola Ajayi, the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) received a boost on Saturday, as the entire structure of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State was collapsed into the fold of the ZLP. Starnews Nigeria reports that the gubernatorial election of Ondo State has been slated for October 10, 2020. Dr Bode Iwaloye, the State Leader of ADC, led other leaders of the party in Akoko South West local government to collapse the structure of the ADC into the ZLp on Saturday. The leaders of the ADC
