THE Mimiko Campaign Organisation, MCO, yesterday said that the outcome of the governorship election in the state was the beginning of the liberation of the South-West region.

THE Civil society groups that observed the last Saturday governorship election in Ondo State have described it as the most credible election in the country in recent times but added, however, that the heavy presence of security personnel actually scared voters away.

AS jubilation greeted the declaration of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko as the winner of the last Saturday governorship election in Ondo State, leaders of the PDP in the state have paid a congratulatory visit to him.

NIGER State Governor and Chairman of Northern Governors Forum, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, yesterday, congratulated Governor Olusegun Mimiko on his victory in the governorship election.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has described the victory of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, in Saturday gubernatorial election as a renewed hope for the nation’s democracy.

Some industrialists on Sunday advised the re-elected governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, to take urgent steps to woo investors to exploit the potentials of the state in full.

ABUJA- SENATE President David Mark Sunday congratulated the incumbent governor of Ondo State and the Governor-elect in the Saturday gubernatorial election, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.

ABUJA- THE National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has accepted defeat and congratulated the Governor-elect in the Saturday Ondo State gubernatorial election, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State was marred by irregularities and widespread violence that either scared away many voters or significantly affected voting in many polling units.

Results that emerged from Ondo State Governorship election have shown that the incumbent governor and Labour Party candidate, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has defeated his arch rival, Rotimi Akeredolu of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Akeredolu’s ward.

One alleged party agent, (name withheld) was caught at ward 7 Akure garage, Ondo, close to Mimiko’s polling booth distributing N10,000 to each security official.

Prof. Layi Olurode, an INEC National Commissioner, has directed that more electoral staff be sent to polling booths with very large turnout of voters.

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has raised the alarm over acts of thuggery, irregularities and delay in the distribution of election materials during today’s governorship election in Ondo State.

INEC has commence accreditation of voters in most part of Ondo State
The ACN guber candidate Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has called all the Ondo people to take the money being offered to them by politicians but that they should vote the right candidate according to their conscience.