Breaking: Senator Borroffice Releases Names of 72 Aides
The Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice has appointed a former Chairman, National Productivity and Merit Awards Committee (NPOMAC), Chief Bailey Arohunmolase, as Chairman of his Advisory Council. The senator appointed Barr. Adekunle Ajanaku as his Chief of Staff and also approved the appointment of 7 Special Advisers, 12 Senior Special Assistants, 11 Special Assistants and 41 Personal Assistants. In a statement by Kayode Fakuyi, his Media Aide, the list includes the following people. 1)Chief of Staff - Ajanaku Adekunle 2)Chairman Advisory Council - Chief Bailey Arohunmolase 3)Special Adviser - Political - Sunday Agbede 4) Director Admin.
’Akeredolu is not a member of APC’, he is planning to move to another party, says Olanusi
His children resume in office like governor; his wife is going round ministries, Olanusi bombs Akeredolu Alhaji Ali Olanusi, a former deputy governor of Ondo State, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the leader of the Ondo APC Unity Forum, has said that governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is not a member of the APC. In an exclusive interview with YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE of the Nigerian Tribune, Olanusi speaks on the situation of Ondo APC and the vision of the caucus for the party, among other issues. Read the excerpts: Having transversed many political
“We Didn’t Defraud Councilorship Aspirants”, Says Ondo APC
— Says allegation against party harsh and unfounded The Ondo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all the APC Councillorship Aspirants in Ondo State who bought expression of interest forms to contest Local Government election were not defrauded contrary to claim by the group. Some APC councilorship Aspirants in Ondo State under the aegis of Conference of APC Councillorship Aspirants had written a petition to the National Chairman of the party, comrade Adams Oshiomhole, calling for a refund of the money paid by its members to the state chapter of the party to obtain
Court sacks, Sina Akinwumi, APC lawmaker-elect from Okitipupa In Ondo
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sacked a lawmaker-elect, Mr Sina Akinwumi, of the All Progressives Congress. The court said Akinwunmi was not eligible to contest the House of Assembly election for Okitipupa Constituency 2 as the candidate of the APC because he did not win the primary election conducted by the party. It declared Mr James Ololade-Gbegudu as the winner of the primary election. Olalade-Gbegudu had filed a suit challenging Akinwunmi’s candidacy. He sought an order to compel the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise him as the authentic candidate
2019: Mass Defection Hits Ondo APC As Party Loses 10,000 Members To PDP In 7 Days
* 5,000 Members join PDP today In Okitipupa * Party Loses 5,000 Members to PDP last weekend in Akure * Defectors canvass massive support for Atiku, Tofowomo, Gboluga, others * Destroy membership cards, party flags The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has suffered a great loss in Ondo State as no fewer than 10,000 of her members defected to the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) within the last 7 days. Today, in Okitipupa Local Government of Ondo State, APC membership cards, party flags, were destroyed as another set of 5,000 members of the ruling party defected to PDP. Recall that
2019 Election: We Will Not Work For Yele Omogunwa, Ajayi Boroffice, Others, — Ondo APC
---Party directs members to work for PDP, AA says, we will only work for president Muhammadu Buhari, the source hinted. A high ranking member of the state working committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who pleaded anonymity has said that the Ondo State chapter of the APC has resolved not to work for Senators Yele Omogunwa, Ajayi Boroffice ahead of 2019 general election as a fallout of the crisis rocking the party following the controversial automatic tickets given to the affected Senators by the National Working Committee of the APC. "The two senators are not loyal party members.
Ondo: Aggrieved Aspirants Ask Court To Void Party’s Primary Ahead of 2019 Election
About 100 Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Monday, dragged the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the outcome of the party’s primaries in the State. Nigerian Tribune reported that the aggrieved Aspirants were led by the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Kenneth Olawale, to file the suit at the court. Also included in the suit were the National Legal Adviser of APC, Mr Babatunde Ogala, the state Chairman of the party in Ondo State, Mr Ade Adetimehin and INEC. They said there was
Wishing Me Dead, Defaming My Character Because of Political Position is sinful, Omogunwa Slams APC Protesters
--- Says My Emergence as APC candidate for Ondo south in 2019 election is divine The embattled lawmaker representing Ondo South District,Yele Omogunwa at the weekend said his emergence as the All Progressives Congress(APC) Senatorial candidate was ordained by God. He urged his detractors to know that absolute power belongs to God which nobody could manipulate. The lawmaker who is the former commissioner for works in the state,wondered why some people were wishing him dead, describing the action as sheer political desperation. Omogunwa whose clearance by the National Working Committee(NWC) has been generating friction among some stakeholders in the APC
Ondo APC Crisis: Olusola Oke Regretted Joining APC With His Followers
---As Followers Mount Pressure On Him To Dump Party for another Political Party The Governorship Candidate of Alliance For Democracy (AD) in the last governorship election in Ondo State, and a current chieftain of the Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Olusola Oke, is under pressure by his followers to dump the ruling APC and join another political party where they would be appreciated. Complete your booking at Domfav Hotel - it only takes 30 secondshttps://hotels.ng/hotel/997910-domfav-hotel-suite-international-limited-ondo/book In a telephone interview with Chief Oke who said he did not want to speak with the media for now but redirected
Confusion In Ondo APC As Party Splits Into Two Over Mode of Primaries
The decision of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt direct primary to elect its candidates for the 2019 elections is causing confusion in the Ondo state chapter of party. At a press conference on Monday, the Unity Group, a faction of the APC in the state, alleged that Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor, was at the forefront of campaign against direct primary. Idowu Otetubi, factional chairman of the party in the state, said the governor and his group were afraid of defeat. Otetubi said the group would do everything to resist imposition of unpopular candidates for the
