Category: Politics

Okitipupa, Ondo State – In a heartfelt statement released on Monday, Deacon Adewale Akingboye, a prominent chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Okitipupa State Constituency 1, extended his warmest congratulations to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, following his resounding victory in the Ondo State governorship election held on November 16, 2024. Akingboye commended Governor…

The Peoples Democratic Party says it will be having a more detailed review of the Saturday governorship election in Ondo and its outcome. The party said this in a statement by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, on Sunday. Mr Ologunagba said that the party would take appropriate action to defend the country’s democracy. “The National Working…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate in the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election, Myson Nejo, has criticized the conduct of the poll, alleging widespread vote trading. Nejo, who spoke in a telephone interview with Punch on Sunday, attributed his loss in the election to his refusal to engage in vote buying. The election results, announced…

The Labour Party (LP) has suspended Senator Kevin Chukwu, representing Enugu East Senatorial Zone, from the party over alleged anti-party activities and insubordination. The suspension, which was announced by the Amuri Ward executives of the party, was communicated in a letter signed by the Ward Chairman and addressed to the Labour Party Chairman in Enugu…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has identified Osun and Oyo States as the party’s next target. Ganduje spoke in reaction to the election victory of Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. Describing the governor as a sellable product, Ganduje appreciated President Bola Tinubu for his support. Addressing journalists in Akure,…

…Says I am proud to win my unit landslide …Urges Gov Aiyedatiwa not to disappoint Ondo Citizens Ondo State, Nigeria, O.C. General has extended heartfelt congratulations to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa following his decisive victory in the Ondo State governorship election held yesterday. In a statement on Sunday, Bidemi Joshua Obayangban, Special Assistant to Governor Aiyedatiwa,…

The Coalition of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has flayed the way and manner the Ondo State Governorship Election, held last Saturday, saying that the fundamental elements of a free, fair, democratic, and credible election were glaringly missing in the exercise. CUPP gave this verdict in a release issued on Sunday by its spokesperson,…

Yiaga Africa has alleged that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) bought votes for N5,000 and N20,000 during the Ondo governorship election. At the election which took place on Saturday, November 16, the organisation said the 2024 off-season governorship poll was characterised by massive vote-buying. Yiaga Africa alleged…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far collated results from 15 out of the 18 local government areas in Ondo State following the November 2024 gubernatorial election. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi of the Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi State, made this announcement at the collation centre in Akure, the…