By Dayo Johnson – Akure The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of fuelling violent attacks in the state through its campaign slogan. According to the party “The PDP campaign slogan for Ondo 2020 is “Eyitayo must not fail”. Its State Publicist, Alex Kalejaye, in a statement […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Five days to the Ondo governorship election, 11 of the 17 registered political parties in the state have merged and collapsed their structure to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Eyitayo Jegede. Their spokesperson who is the state chairman of the Social Democratic  Party, Dele Ogunbameru said […]

…Police read the riot act …45 suspected thugs arrested By Dayo Johnson, Akure THE spate of thuggery, blood-letting and violence ahead of the Ondo State governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday has reached an alarming proportion. Suspected thugs have literally held the state by the jugular as they maim, destroy and rupture peace in […]

Arogbonlo Israel The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 10 gubernatorial poll in Ondo, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has accused the ruling party APC of disrupting its rally in Ipele and Owo township in Owo Local Government of the state through the instrumental of heavily armed political thugs. In a statement, […]

…Politics shouldn’t be a do or die affair Dayo Johnson Akure CANDIDATE of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede has decried the resort to violence in the ongoing electioneering campaigns across the state. Jegede lamented that another violent attack on his campaign team noting that it was “coming barely […]

…20 vehicles destroyed, motorcycle burnt By Dayo Johnson – Akure Another political violence erupted in Ipele, Owo council area of Ondo state as political thugs injured no fewer than ten persons, destroyed vehicles and other property in the town. In all no fewer than 20 vehicles were destroyed, several motorcycles burnt. The two major political […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state, Hon Banji Okunomo has said that the party’s candidate, Eyitayo Jegede can’t fly in the forthcoming election. Okunomo who had since defected to the Zenith Labour Party ZLP, contested with Jegede in the party’s governorship primary and lost. He […]

By Dayo Johnson THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that all the 17 governorship candidates participating in the October 10 election would sign a peace accord, next Tuesday. Yakubu who expressed concerns over the spate of violence in some parts of the state said this during an interactive […]

Amotekun should be devoid of political influence Dayo Johnson – Akure The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede has explained why he didn’t pick, the deputy governor,  Hon Agboola Ajayi as his running mate. Ajayi who defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress to the People Democratic Party contested […]

By Dayo Johnson CANDIDATE of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP,  in the Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede , has promised to end the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen in many communities across the state. Addressing the people of Aiyede/Ogbese, Ilu Abo, Bolorunduro, Alayere and Eleyeowo communities during his campaign rally, Jegede vowed to […]