Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his reelection as the reward for hard work, dedication, focus, honesty and patriotism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu was reelected with 292830 votes to defeat the candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, who had 195791 votes at the just-concluded Ondo governorship […]

The current governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rotimi Akeredolu, has won the October 9, 2020 gubernatorial election in Ondo. Akerdolu defeated his major contenders the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, and Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP,  with about ninty-nine thousand (99), […]

…Two more to go ilaje, Ese-Odo LGAs By Dayo Johnson – Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the last Saturday governorship election in Ondo state has won in 13 of the16 councils results so far declared by INEC. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede won […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure Candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the Ondo state governorship election, governor Rotimi Akeredolu maintained the lead in the Saturday election. Akeredolu is leading with 53,380 votes in 14 councils so far released by INEC. The incumbent has scored 213,251votes in 14 councils while Eyitayo Jegede polled 159,871 votes. The […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure Candidate of the APC in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has won in three other local government council areas. READ ALSO: ONDO: Akeredolu in comfortable lead as vote-buying mars poll The councils include, Ose, Okitipupa and Ondo West. OSE LGA APC……15,122 PDP…….8,421 ZLP……..1,083 OKITI PUPA LGA. APC……19,266 […]

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in nine of the 12 local government results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with a total of 166, 368 votes. His closest rival, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won in three local government areas, with […]

Condemning what it called serious vote-buying during Saturday’s Ondo governorship election, the Centre for Democracy Development, CDD, an NGO, alleged that politicians evaded security agents by creating outposts from where they disbursed money to buy votes.

… N150,000 to N600,000 earmarked for each polling unit – Observer group …Akeredolu, Jegede, Ajayi, Mimiko, Ikengboju, Adegbenro, others win units …Speaker, SSG, ex-SSG, others lose units …APC, PDP disagree over  rigging in Owo, gov’s  home town …Shootings in polling centres, many injured …God will give me victory – Akeredolu …lNEC creating problems – Jegede […]

Promises to expose manipulated results By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An election observer, Yiaga Africa, Saturday, commended voters on their patience despite rainfall to cast vote for their preferred governorship candidate. In a statement released and signed by the Co-chairs, Yiaga Africa 2020 Ondo Election Observation Mission, Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, and Ezenwa Nwagwu, lauded professionalism […]

By Clifford Ndujihe Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s re-election quest in Ondo State remained on course at 2.30 am after results from 12 of the 18 local councils were announced. The All Progressives Congress, APC, standard-bearer won nine of the 12 councils while his major challenger, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won three […]