Adeleke DECLARES HIMSELF Osun governor-elect

Ademola Adeleke, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, has declared himself the governor-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive, saying the margin between the two leading candidates was not significant enough to declare a winner. Adeleke had polled 254,699 votes ahead of Isiaka Oyetola of […]

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PDP drags INEC to court over Osun inconclusive election, demands arrest and prosecution of returning officer

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has made arrangement to take the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court over the declaration of the declaration of the Osun State governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP confirmed this in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Monday in Abuja. According to the opposition party, […]

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#OsunDecides2018: PDP describes INEC’s inconclusive declaration ‘Sordid Robbery’

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the declaration of the Osun State governorship election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as inconclusive, describing it as “sordid robbery. The PDP in a press statement addressed by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, urged INEC to immediately declare Senator Ademola Adeleke, its […]

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INEC fixes Thursday for Osun governorship rerun as it declares election inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, September 27, as the date for the governorship rerun election in Osun state. The new date is occasioned by the declaration of Saturday’s exercise as inconclusive. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had polled 254,699 ahead of Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

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#OsunDecide2018: Adeleke votes, says “we’ll have a fair election… I’m going to win”

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election has cast his vote. Senator Adeleke, currently represents Osun West senatorial district, arrived at the polling centre very early, was accredited and voted at about 8.08am at Abogunde Ward 5, Unit 9 in Ede, the Punch reports. Speaking […]

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Buhari orders IGP not to summon Adeleke before election

Reports have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, not to summon Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Osun gubernatorial election, until after Saturday’s exercise. The police had earlier on Wednesday, asked Adeleke to immediately appear before it at the force headquarters, Abuja, over alleged […]

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FULL STATEMENT: Police declare Adeleke, PDP candidate wanted for Exam malpractice

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the PDP governorship candidate in the Osun election on Saturday may not be qualified to run for the office and his attempt to make things up, has landed him in Police trouble. The police asked him and four others to report today to report to their Special Investigation Panel at the Abuja […]

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