LG Polls: Oyo declares Friday half working day
By Miracle Ogunde Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has approved the declaration of Friday, April 26, 2024, as a half working day for all public and civil servants in the state. This is in connection with the local government election slated for Saturday, April 27, 2024. In a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo, government offices are to close by 12 noon on Friday, while personnel covering essential services are expected to remain at their duty posts. The state government, in the circular, enjoined all public and civil servants to go out and
How Ondo Aggrieved APC aspirants walked out on Ganduje during group photograph
It is not yet uhuru for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa who recently emerged as the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, as some aggrieved aspirants staged a walk out during a group photograph in a meeting in Abuja believed to be for reconciliation. It would be recalled that Starnews NG had earlier reported a meeting scheduled for 2pm today at the party's National Secretariat in Abuja, at the behest of the APC Chairman, Alh. Umaru Ganduje. The meeting, it was reliably learnt, ended in deadlock as the unhappy aspirants were said to have expressed their displeasure
Ondo APC Primary: Ganduje appeals to Jimoh Ibrahim, others to accept Aiyedatiwa’s victory
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday appealed to aggrieved aspirants who participated in Saturday’s primary election in Ondo State to back Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16 governorship poll. He also told the aspirants how he lost his first attempt at the Kano governorship and said he could not call them aspirants who lost but that they were “aspirants that will be successful tomorrow.” Ayiedatiwa was declared the winner by Governor Usman Ododo-led Primary Election Committee on Sunday after the poll conducted in all the 18 local government areas of the state. But the
Ondo 2024: Pdp Primary elections in Progress
Happening Now: Ondo PDP Governorship Primary Election, voting in progress at the International Culture and Events Centre, Akure.
BREAKING: ‘Resign Now!’ Protesters bombard APC secretariat, demand Ganduje’s resignation
Scores of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State government. Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read, “Ganduje must resign” and “Return the APC chairmanship to North Central,” the protesters appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to consider returning the leadership of the party to their
Why Ondo APC primary is null and void — Olusola Oke
By: Ade Phillips Ondo state APC governorship aspirant Olusola Oke has contested the validity of the party's recent primary, asserting that it was legally nullified due to the involvement of APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, who was under a court restraint during the election. Oke, who secured the third position with 14,453 votes, highlighted discrepancies in the conduct of the primary, citing non-compliance with legal and party constitutional provisions. Among the issues raised were the lack of a validated membership register and the failure to deploy electoral personnel to designated ward and local government venues as outlined in the
BREAKING- Ondo 2024: Mimiko emerges As ZLP governorship Candidate
By: Ade Phillips The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has announced Abass Mimiko, the younger sibling of former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, as its candidate for the forthcoming November 16 governorship election in the state. Mimiko was affirmed as the candidate during the party's primary election held at its secretariat in Akure, the state capital. Following his selection, the medical practitioner turned politician vowed to prioritize education, healthcare, economy, and security should he secure the position of Ondo State governor. “We are forced to be reckoned with in this election. We will ensure food security, within a year of
Ondo 2024: Kayode Ajulo urges Oke, Jimoh, others to embrace Aiyedatiwa
—Says primary conducted in line with electoral laws, devoid of irregularities By Miracle Ogunde The Ondo state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo, SAN, has urged all the aspirants in the recently conducted All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election to embrace the outcome of the election and support Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in his quest to become the elected governor of the state. Ajulo said the APC primary was conducted in line with electoral laws, emphasizing that it fulfilled all the legal requirements guiding the conduct of primary election with respect to Nigeria’s electoral act and the party’s constitution.
Ondo 2024: NNPP Elects 609 delegates, two aspirants pick forms
As the people of Ondo state prepare for the 16th November 2024 Governorship Elections, the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) who have been projected as the Alternative Party and the main Opposition party in the State will hold her Primary Election on Friday 26 November 2024. The state chairman of the party, Pastor Peter Olagookun who made this known to Starnews NG also promised free, fair, and credible Election throughout the Primary. He further revealed that two Aspirants are jostling for the ticket. The Aspirants are; Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna, the Vice President Maritime and Carribian University Jamaica, who hails from
Ondo APC Primary: Jimoh Ibrahim, Omogoroye petition election appeal committee
The Appeals Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has received two additional petitions, bringing the total number of petitions to five. Jimoh Ibrahim and Folakemi Omogoroye have submitted the latest petitions, joining Wale Akinteriwa, Gbenga Edema, and Jimi Odimayo, who filed earlier on Monday. The primary election, which resulted in Lucky Aiyedatiwa's victory following Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's passing, has faced criticism from several aspirants, including the petitioners. They allege widespread irregularities and shortcomings in the election process across the state's 18 local government areas. The new petitions assert that the primary failed to meet acceptable
