AFTER months of horse trading, accusations and counter-accusations, campaigns and rallies in various towns and villages, the 18 political parties registered for tomorrow’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State are set for battle.

Though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC through its Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Useni Halilu Pai had assured the people of the state of the readiness of the electoral umpire to conduct free and fair polls, for the people of the state the general feeling is that the pudding is in the eating.
With all the facts on ground, the contest will mainly be between three gubernatorial candidates namely Hon Opeyemi Bamiddele (Labour Party), Ayo Fayose (Peoples Democratic Party) and the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

WITH the June 21, governorship elections in Ekiti State finally here, the three frontline candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party, LP, have traversed the state in an attempt to sell their plans for Ekiti people

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has deployed an Assistant Inspector-General of Police and five Commissioners of Police to Ekiti to supervise security arrangements for Saturday’s governorship election.

This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by CSP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer.

FOR the second term in a week, the Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has said he is not contemplating stepping down for any other candidate in the state.

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has compelled the 57 Local Councils in the state to “contribute N25 million each, from their May, 2014 Federal allocations or borrow from banks in order to support the governorship re-election of Kayode Fayemi.