… 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 […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Police in Ondo State dispersed some hoodlums attempting to overrun the governorship election collation centre in Akure, the state capital. The collation centre is located at St. Peters Primary School, Akure, Ondo state Political agents, observers and journalists who were at the venue scampered for safety as the policemen and […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure Candidate of the APC, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has won in his polling unit. He polled 413 votes in his ward 5 unit 6, ljebu – Owo while PDP scored 12 votes. The ZLP scored zero. Result from Gov Akeredolu’s ward at Owo. A  1 AAC  2 ADP  9 ADC 3 APC […]

Former governor of Ondo state and national leader of Zenith Labour party, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has won in his unit. Mimiko”s ZLP polled 81, in his Unit 20 ward 7, Ondo West council area of the state. The APC scored 19 votes while the PDP scored 31 votes. READ ALSO: #OndoDecides: Heavy downpour in Ondo as […]

Collation for the Ondo Governorship election has commenced. Below are collations of some of the results from polling units in the state as compiled from INEC and reports from our correspondents. Governor Akeredolu declared winner, to serve second term Election result summary Total valid votes 572, 745 Rejected votes 18438 Cancelled votes 16,709 Candidates results […]

Dayo Johnson Akure The candidate of the ZLP, Hon Agboola Ajayi has won his polling unit 004 – R.C.M at Idumado Quarter, Kiribo in Ese- Odo council area of Ondo state. READ ALSO: #Ondo Decides: Jegede wins polling unit PDP – 5 APC – 13 ZLP – 395 AAC – 1 LP – 1 Void – […]

Dayo Johnson Akure Candidate of the PDP Eyitayo Jegede has won his polling unit in the governorship election held today in Ondo state Jegede polled 220 votes to defeat Akeredolu of the APC who scored 60 and Agboola who polled seven votes. READ ALSO: #Ondo Decides: Ajayi urges security agencies to remain neutral Jegede voted at […]

Rival party supporters clashed in Ward 4 unit 002 in Ijomu/Obanla where a man was stabbed with a bottle by thugs and rushed to the hospital for treatment. The victim, simply called Gboye, was described as a strong supporter of a major contender for the Ondo governorship position. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]