As the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State approach, the State Chapter of All Progressives Congress [APC] says it has received credible intelligence that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] have made several National Youth Service Corp [NYSC] uniforms complete with APC tags which PDP thugs will […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Monday sent his congratulatory message to the Governor-Elect, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Mimiko in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Eni Akinsola, said it behoves of him as the Governor of Ondo State to congratulate the Governor-elect, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu and wish him success in the challenging task […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has called for the cancellation of the result of the Ondo Governorship election won by Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, saying it was ‘a charade’ and not the true reflection of the will of the people of Ondo State. In a statement by its spokesman, Deji Adeyeye, the PDP said that the election […]
Continue ReadingOndo State governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu has thanked the people of Ondo State for reposing confidence in him. In his victory statement, he stated: “I wish to express my profound gratitude, first, to the Almighty God whose infinite grace has allowed us to see this day. This victory is of God through the people. It is […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the 2016 Ondo governorship election in what can be described as a landslide victory. At the end of official results announced by INEC, for the 18 local governments, Mr. Akeredolu scored 244,842 votes. His closest challenger, […]
Continue ReadingWith one local governments left out of the 18 in Ondo state, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, has clinched 14 local governments, clearly ahead of other contenders. Results still being collated on Sunday in the Ondo state governorship election indicate that APC is still ahead of PDP and AD. The result still being awaited is from Ilaje […]
Continue ReadingCollated results early Sunday in the Ondo state governorship election show that APC has won in nine out of the eleven local governments released. The contending candidates are Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of APC and Mr Eyitayo Jegede of PDP. The results are being collated at the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, […]
Continue ReadingPolitical heavyweight and former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, has retired from partisan politics. The former PDP BoT Chairman who announced his disengagement from active politics on Saturday at the presentation of his autobiography, “My Life and Nigerian Politics,” also urged Nigerians to drop partisan politics and […]
Continue ReadingEyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship election, has expressed satisfaction with the accreditation and voting process. He also called on the electorate to vote for the candidate of their choice. Mr. Jegede spoke while voting at his Unit 9 Ward 2, Gbogi/Isikan, Sacred Heart Primary School 1 in […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced the suspension of six of its prominent members in Kwara State. The suspension order is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The statement was jointly signed by the state Chairman of the party, Akogun Iyiola-Oyedepo and Secretary, […]
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