Adeleke receives certificate of return, pledges N500m fund for victims
…Promises scholarships for children of electoral violence victims By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following his victory in the August 15 governorship election. The certificate was presented to Adeleke at a brief ceremony at the INEC […]
Osun Election: Police deploy four officers per polling unit — IGP
….Names of senior officers to be withheld until election day …IGP assures voters of adequate protection, warns politicians against violence By Kingsley Omonobi Ahead of the Osun State governorship election, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has announced the deployment of a minimum of four police officers to each of the over 3,000 polling […]
Osun election: Election is not warfare, stop militarising it — Accord tells FG
He accused the commission of exceeding its statutory mandate by freezing the state government’s account on August 5, saying the action threatened public confidence in democratic institutions.
Uzodimma to Davido: I’m not an Osun voter
OWERRI – Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has clarified that he is not a voter in Osun State and has no direct role in determining the outcome of the state’s governorship election. Uzodimma made the clarification while distancing himself from a statement attributed to Ambrose Nwogwugwu, who described as “emotional blackmail” an appeal by […]
Osun Election: CSOs urge parties to uphold democratic values
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of the Partnership for Ethical Governance has called on political parties participating in the August 15 Osun State governorship election to demonstrate political maturity and uphold democratic values. Speaking on behalf of the coalition, its Chairman, Comrade Debo Adeniran, expressed concern […]
We won’t let APC take Osun back to hardship era — Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents of the state to vote massively in the August 15 governorship election, declaring that his administration would not allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return the state to what he described as a period when civil servants had to beg their neighbours for food. Adeleke made […]
