Senator Omogunwa breaks silence, speaks about ZLP/PDP merger, PDP Exco, Mimiko, Ajayi, Jegede

The immediate past Senator representing Ondo South at the Senate, Senator Yele Omogunwa, has reacted to the rumour making the round on social media over an alleged plan to dissolve the Ondo state executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accommodate loyalists of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko who recently joined the party and dissolved the entire structure of his former party, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), into the PDP. But the rumour has since been described as a fake news alert by Mr. Donald Ojogo, the Ondo state Commissioner for Information, to draw Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and the PDP

PDP group considers Fayose, Oyinlola, Jegede, 8 others for chairmanship position

We have no mandate to zone political offices, says Gov Ifeanyi as PDP govs meet Wednesday on 2023   Northern caucus insisted on producing next president Facts emerged on Friday that governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party are gearing up for a meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on wide-ranging issues including the 2023 presidency and other related matters. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the decision was taken after Thursday’s inconclusive meeting of the party’s Zoning Committee for National Offices headed by the governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. It was learnt that the dispositions by many members of

By |September 25th, 2021|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Alleged life threat : You are wanting to be relevant, face your Petition – Akeredolu to Jegede

The Executive of Ondo state has said the latest whining of the defeated Eyitayo Jegede SAN, on an alleged threat to life did not come to him as a surprise. This is because Jegede has been known with his series of attention seeking tactics even during the electioneering campaign ahead of the October 10th Guber election. The news of the allegation of threat to life credited to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election is, therefore, another lame attempt to stir unpopular discussion around an exercise that has been concluded by the good people of

By |November 16th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Obasanjo meets Mimiko, may prevail on PDP leaders to support Agboola

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is currently in a closed door meeting with the immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, at his Abeokuta Hilltop mansion. It was gathered, the meeting is connected to the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State. The Nigerian cable online news reports, that the meeting which is being attended by Leaders of the southwest, across party divide, will devise how to forge a common front to unseat the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. It would be recalled that there have been talks on possible alignments and re-alignments amongst

By |September 29th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Ondo Poll: Why We Must Stop Jegede, Akeredolu, His Wife And Son

By Kunle Omotehinse One of the problems facing us in Ondo State is the love bond between the governor and the wife. Really, it is natural that love and affection should abound in marriage but when you cannot separate your office from the management of the state resources except your wife interferes, then the bindings of the wife dominates. While Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is the governor of the State, his wife, Betty-Ayanwu Akeredolu, who is from Imo State, is the defacto Deputy Governor, while their son, Babajide Akeredolu, is the defacto Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly who is

By |September 23rd, 2020|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , |2 Comments

Warn your supporters, Akeredolu tells Jegede after clash

As a result of the clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress and those of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has urged his opponent in the October 10 governorship election to caution his supporters. In a statement by the Akeredolu/Ayedatiwa Campaign Organisation, on Thursday, the governor was quoted as describing the violence as unfortunate. The statement signed by the organisation’s spokesperson, Mr Olabode Olatunde, said Akeredolu promised to caution his supporters to order just as he urged Jegede to do the same with his supporters. The statement by the organisation’s spokesperson, Mr Olabode Olatunde, said

By |September 18th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Photos: Thugs destroying Ajayi, Jegede’s posters ahead of Ondo poll

From Akure, the Ondo State capital, our correspondent sighted some political Billboards belonging to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) and that of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi that were reportedly destroyed by unknown suspected political thugs. From the pictures below, ZLP Billboard was completely uprooted while that of Jegede of the PDP was torn and that of Akeredolu of the APC remained unscathed. Our reporter gathered that it was the same story in virtually all the strategic places in Akure where political Billboard are being erected. See Photos This is ZLP Billboard in

By |September 14th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Ondo 2020: Crisis looms in ZLP over choice of running mate

As members of the PDP are waiting anxiously for Jegede also All is not well with the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) over the choice of running mate for Agboola Ajayi, Ondo State deputy governor and the candidate of the party ahead of the governorship election slated for October 10, 2020. Some yet to be resolved issues which already caused disagreements are: who becomes the deputy governorship candidate? from which senatorial district of Ondo State? and from which of the religions (Christianity or Islam), Starnews NG can report. Starnews NG gathered that the ZLP has not resolved on any of the

By |August 16th, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

ONDO 2020 : It’s Finally A Clash Of “SANs” As Jegede wins PDP Ticket

Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) has been declared theCandidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State ahead of the October 10, 2020 election after scoring 880 votes at the PDP primary to pick the ticket of the party. Breakdown of the results are as follow: Eyitayo Jegede SAN = 888Agboola Ajayi = 657Eddy Olafeso = 175Bode Ayorinde = 95Banji Okunomo = 90Boluwaji Kunlere = 33Ebiseeni Olusola = 29Godwin Erewa = 14Void votes = 64

By |July 23rd, 2020|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |1 Comment
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