Ignore Akeredolu’s disqualification rumour, Ex- Lawmaker
Asks traditional rulers to question Jimi Odimayo over abandoned NDDC’s Jetty Project A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly from lrele local government council, Hon. Afolabi Iwalewa, on Sunday, asked members of the ruling APC to disregard the rumour of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s disqualification by the APC screening committee ahead of the party's primary. Hon Iwalewa told party men to ignore the rumour following his political visit to Akotogbo, lyansan and ljuosun communities in Irele local government area of Ondo State. Starnews NG reports that barely eight days
Akeredolu Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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Group expresses displeasure over alleged marginalisation in distribution of govt palliatives
The Ondo state chapter of Theatre and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has commended the efforts by the Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu led administration for his magnanimity in disbursing palliatives to association, groups and various unions, in Ondo state. However, the state Governor of TAMPAN, Chief Adebayo Jacob has frowned at the modality applied by Akeredolu government in disbursing the said palliatives to unions and association without including the Ondo State chapter of TAMPAN. In a statement by the group Publicity and Research Secretary, Bimbo Sunday, on Saturday, the group lamented the total exclusion of TAMPAN despite having over
Ondo 2020: More troubles for Ondo deputy governor
Things have fallen apart between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Agboola Ajayi. The governor is seeking re-election. The disagreement centres around the deputy governor’s governorship ambition. Will Agboola run against his boss at the primary? OSAGIE OTABOR asks. IT is no longer news that Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi is no longer in the know on how Ondo State is being run. Things have fallen apart between him and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN). As a result, Ajayi is no longer seen at public functions. The two of them are at loggerheads over an alleged betrayal of trust on
Cases of COVID-19 rise to 8 in Ondo State
The Ondo State government on Monday said that the cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen to 8. Starnews NG reports that the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, disclosed this while addressing the state on Monday. The Full Speech reads3 BEING AN ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR OF ONDO STATE ARAKUNRIN OLUWAROTIMI O. AKEREDOLU SAN ON THE SURGE IN THE NUMBER OF COVID – 19 CASES IN ONDO STATE, ON MONDAY 27TH APRIL, 2020 AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS, ALAGBAKA, AKURE. 1. As you are aware, Ondo State recorded five more Cases of Covid-19 infection over the weekend. The fourth and
Ondo COVIDー19 Update: He is a military officer, says Akeredolu
The index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period, says governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu while updating the citizens on verified Twitter account on Friday evening. https://twitter.com/rotimiakeredolu/status/1246154536915533836?s=21 Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by @NCDCgov at their lab in Ede. We have now commenced the transfer of the officer to the state isolation center, the governor added. https://twitter.com/rotimiakeredolu/status/1246154539121729537?s=21 Get the latest news at your fingertips by
Amotekun: Recruitment forms ready next week- Akeredolu
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the recruitment forms for the Operation Amotekun outfit will be ready next week. The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Security Matter, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, said the recruitment on the operation process had begun. He said, “We are yet to issue out forms and if there is any form that is out now in Ondo State, it is illegal, we have drafted the forms but we have not issued them out. “The forms would be out next week. What we want to do is to first recruit. after the
2020: Pick another candidate and lose Ondo State, Akeredolu dares APC
Ahead of Ondo State governorship election, the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, whose position is being eyed by some interested party members, on Saturday, dared the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to replace him with any other person if it wishes to win the state. The Vanguard reports that Akeredolu, who became the governor of the state in February 2017, told journalists in Abuja that he is the only person who could win the election for APC in Ondo State given his pedigree, achievements, and general acceptability by the majority of the people of the state. He boasted
Amotekun: The President will hear us, we’ll meet him soon, says Akerodolu
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akerodolu (SAN), on Friday, said governors of the South-West will soon hold a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the “Operation Amotekun” security initiative. Akerodolu, who is also the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja, on Friday. He explained that the meeting which was earlier scheduled had to be postponed because the president had to travel for official engagements in the United Kingdom. The governor said, “We will discuss with him when we have the opportunity. I can tell you our letter was
“Because of Ambition, a serving Senator is demonising Amotekun” – Akeredolu alleges
Following the claim by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore herdsmen group that Yoruba people are primitive over their stance and support for ‘Operation Amotekun’, the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has alleged that the group’s effrontery was being backed by those he described as external collaborators. According to the governor, one of the internal collaborators is a serving senator who is playing politics with the security situation of the South West states. On Tuesday, the National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh during a current affairs programme on Channels Television had lashed out on the governors for initiating
