Ondo APC, PDP Trade Words over Defection of Members

    The two major political parties in Ondo State, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have exchanged words over the political affairs of the state. The APC through its chairman, Mr. Ade Adetimehin said the opposition party had gone into extinction in the state, stating that many chieftains of the PDP had left the party to join the APC but the PDP, in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kennedy Peretei said his party was unperturbed by the defection of its former chieftains. Adetimehin said, “Of all the political parties in

By |August 19th, 2023|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo 2020: APC, PDP accuse each other over violence in Akoko

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have accused each other over the violence that erupted in Oba Akoko on Wednesday afternoon. Starnews Nigeria reports that the PDP in a statement by Samuel Fasua, the head of Media Research of Eyitayo Jegede campaign organization accused the ruling APC of unleashing attacks on the campaign team of Jegede, the PDP flag bearer. On the other hand, in a statement by Olabode Richard Olatunde, the Spokesperson of Akeredolu/Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization, the ruling APC accused the opposition PDP of attacking the campaign convoy of Governor Oluwarotimi

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Remi Olatubora joins APC 6 days after resigning from PDP

A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Mr Remi Olatubora, has finally joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) six days after resigning his membership from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the October 10, governorship election in the state. He joined the ruling APC on Saturday, in Ode Irele, headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.

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Breaking: Over 100 leaders of APC join PDP in Ondo

Hundreds of leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from across the eleven wards of Odigbo local government council in Ondo State were received into the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Monday by Engr Raphael Ademulegun, a former Senatorial Aspirant and the Director-General of Banji Okunomo Campaign Organization in the just concluded governorship primaries of the PDP in Ondo State. Starnews NG will bring you the details later..

By |August 19th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

We are still searching for Akeredolu’s running mate – APC

The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo said it was not aware that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has picked a running mate. Some sections of social media have been awashed with reports that Akeredolu has picked one Lucky Ayediatiwa as his running mate. But spokesman for Ondo APC, Alex Kalejaiye, said the party was still functioning on a suitable running mate for the October 10 governorship election. The Nation reports that Kalejaiye said the person being sought for must be a loyal party man that would not betray the party in the future. Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said

By |July 28th, 2020|Categories: News, Politics|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ex Ondo speaker and former commissioner dumps APC for PDP

By Akinwande Mutiu Rt. Hon Abdulsalam Olawale Taofeek, former speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly and former commissioner for works under governor Rotimi Akeredolu has dumped the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for the opposition People's Democratic Party in Ondo State. Starnews NG reports that Rt. Hon. Taofeek dumped the ruling APC on Saturday to pick the membership card of the PDP at Akoko North East Local Government Council Area of Ondo State. He was received into the PDP by Hon Rasheed Elegbeleye, the minority leader of Ondo State House of assembly and Hon Kareem, the local government chairman

By |June 13th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Ondo 2020: Three governorship aspirants of APC Unity Forum deny Olusola Oke’s endorsement

In swift reactions, three governorship aspirants of the Unity Forum, a group of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Ondo State opposed to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s return bid, have denied the endorsement of Olusola Oke as the group consensus candidate ahead of the APC’s primaries. The trio of Senator Ajayi Boroffice, Jimmy Odimayo and Prince Dapo Adelegan, denied the purported endorsement in a separate statements on Tuesday. Boroffice wrote through his Media Aide, Kayode Fakuyi, that: “The Unity Forum has no consensus candidate. This fact is premised on two fundamental reasons.“ “Firstly, the political tendencies in Unity Forum could

Breaking: Ondo APC Unity Forum resolves for Olusola Oke as Consensus candidate

The factional group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, popularly known as the Unity Forum, on Tuesday, announced Chief Olusola Oke, as their consensus candidate ahead of the APC primaries. In a statement signed by Members of the committee: Senator Yele Omogunwa, Chairman,Prof Sola Ehindero, Secretary, Elder Mike Adeyeye, Hon Afe Olowookere, Ajiroba Boye Adegbemisoye, HE Olukemi A Iyantan (Mrs) and Prince Solagbade Amodeni, who are members of the committee, the Unity Forum said, all the aspirants agreed to accept the nomination of Oke as recommended by the Gubernatorial Selection Committee. The statement reads: “Gentlemen of

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Council poll: Crisis hits Ondo APC over alleged consensus candidates

The All Progressive Congress (APC) might create a fresh crisis for itself, over an alleged plans by the state leadership of the party not to conduct primary elections for all the chairmanship aspirants across the 18 local governments of Ondo State, Starnews NG can report. The ruling party is set to conduct local government election in April 18, 2020. However, some leaders of the party told Starnews NG correspondent that the APC leadership in the state will not hold primary elections for all the 101 chairmanship aspirants slated for February 3, 2020. They alleged that Mr. Ade-Adetimehin led screening committee

By |February 1st, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: |0 Comments

APC factional group disowns Akeredolu, Adetimehin, supports Oshiomhole

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, under the aegis of Unity Group, have declared support for the party's National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole. In a press statement signed and made available to newsmen in Akure by Ahlaji Ali Olanusi, the factional members of the party disowned Mr Ade Adetimehin and his group, saying they have lost legitimacy. The Unity Group led by a former deputy governor and a member of APC's Board of Trustees (BOT), Olanusi, boasted that he has the majority members of APC in Ondo State on his side. The vote of confidence passed

By |November 26th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: |0 Comments
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