Tag: Arakunrin Akeredolu

Ondo 2020: Zenith Labour Party Excos Defect To APC, Declares Support For Akeredolu

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-Sayo Johnson Against the backdrop information that the incumbent Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Agboola Ajayi has defected to ZLP in order contest in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, having fell out with Gov. Akeredolu and losing PDP guber-primaries. Facts has emerged this morning that a good number of ZLP members and excos have decided to leave the party as they do not support Mr. Agboola. This was revealed in a statement released on the social media accounts of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. See full report below; ONDO 2020: ZLP STATE,…

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Ondo 2020: Deputy Governor Ajayi Eyeing Mimiko’s Party, ZLP

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The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi is allegedly expected to officially announce his move to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and will be adopted as the candidate of the party for the October 10 governorship election. Multiple sources close to Mr Ajayi and the ZLP have disclosed this to our correspondent S’Teller. Mr Ajayi who lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to Eyitayo Jegede, has completed plans to join ZLP having met with state and national leaders of the party. One of those who is said to…

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Ondo State Set Date For Local Government Elections

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The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has slated August 22 as the date for local government elections in the state. This was disclosed on Monday by the chairman of the commission, Yomi Dinakin, at the headquarters of the commission in Akure, the state capital. The election, which was first set for April, was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Mr Dinakin said “since the pandemic has come to stay, the commission under Section 25 of the Electoral Act has the power to determine the date of the…

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Gov. Akeredolu Submits Petition Against Former SSG Over Electoral Manipulation Claim

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The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Arakunri Rotimi Akeredolu, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have petitioned the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Salami Bolaji, over an allegation by the former Secretary to the State Government. The former SSG had alleged that the 2016 governorship election was manipulated in favour of the incumbent Governor Akeredolu. Ifedayo Abegunde, the ex-SSG, disclosed in a radio interview that, himself and some other powerful individuals helped Mr Akeredolu win the election. After a backlash from Mr Akeredolu last week, the ex-SSG recanted his…

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Akeredolu’s 2nd Term Ambition Uncertain

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There seem to be instability in the government circle in Ondo State due to the alleged disqualification of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from the party’s governorship primary election by the All Progressives Congress screening committee. The alleged disqualification of the Governor has however not been made public, our correspondent S’Teller gathered that some bigwigs in the party, who got wind of the situation, had intervened to save Governor Akeredolu from the embarrassment of disqualification. It was learnt that Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, was leading moves to get the disqualification overturned.…

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Impeachment Notice: Why Some MHA Wants Ondo Deputy Governor’s Head

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While 9 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have recently dissociated themselves from the impeachment of Deputy Governor Alfred Agboola of Ondo State, other MHAs would not back down. Some of these MHAs are bent on the impeachment process on the account of alleged misconduct of the the Deputy Governor. The letter signed by 14 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly made seven allegations against the Deputy Governor The allegations are as follows; Gross Misconduct Abuse of office with action likely to bring down Ondo State…

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Akeredolu Appoints New SSG Shortly After The Resignation Of The Former

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Earlier today, the former Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde has resigned his appointment in a letter directed to the Executive Governor of Ondo State. Shortly after this disclosure, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Akeredolu had taken to his verified social media platforms to announce the appoint of a new SSG, Temitayo Oluwatuyi. The post is as follows; “Today, I announced the appointment of Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi “Tukana” as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to resume immediately following the resignation of Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde.”…

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Breaking News: Arakunrin Akeredolu Test Positive For Coronavirus

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The Executive Governor of Ondo State, H. E Rotimi Akeredolu revealed that he is now positive to the novel Coronavirus. This disclosure was made on the Governor’s verified Facebook book page at about 14.15 WAT on Tuesday 30 June 2020. The post reads as follow; “Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive result for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic and not displaying any symptoms. I am currently self-isolating and supervised home management will be administered by the wonderful team at our Infectious Disease Hospital. I ask that we all stay…

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Despite Confrontation & Defection; Agboola Ajayi Remains Deputy Governor And Joint Owner Of Governor Akeredolu’s Ticket

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H.E Agboola Ajayi, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, who relinquished his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had explained his intention to not resign from the present administration of the state under the leadership of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The information was made public by his Chief Press Secretary, Tope Okeowo in a conversation with our Correspondent S’Teller. Mr Ajayi had afterwards joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Ward 2, Apoi in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. We gathered there has been irreconcilable diffences…

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Suspected Killer of Funke Olakunri, 2 Others Test Positive For COVID-19 In Ondo

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-YOMMY AYILARA. Suspected Killer Of Funke Olakunrin, Two Others Test Positive For COVID-19. Ondo State has reportqed three new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the state to seven. The State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, announced via Twitter on Sunday, the 26th of April, 2020. He announced that one of the new cases was a suspect arraigned in a court in Akure, the state capital on Friday last week. The suspect was among the four men arraigned at a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure…

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