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8Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ondo2020: I Have no Doubt that Our Candidate is a Good Brand to Market- Buhari

Ahead of Ondo State governorship election on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the All Progressive Congress (APC), candidate, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu will be re-elected. President Buhari gave the assurance yesterday while delivering a virtual speech at the grand finale of the APC governorship election campaign in Akure, Ondo State. He pledged that security personnel will discharge their duties credibly to provide a conducive atmosphere for a free and fair election. A host of APC stalwarts led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were at the Akure Township Stadium to drum support for the re-election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Buhari in his record speech rallied support for the party’s flagbearer, Akeredolu, saying that he deserves a second tenure so ...

Ondo 2020: NSCDC Deploys Sniffer Dogs, 7,079 Personnel

7Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Ondo 2020: NSCDC Deploys Sniffer Dogs, 7,079 Personnel

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 7,079 personnel, sniffer dogs, alongside mobile surveillance vans to ensure security during the governorship election holding in Ondo State on Saturday. Commandant-General (CG) of the Corps, Mr. Abdullahi Gana disclosed this in a statement by spokesman Emmanuel Okeh, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Gana said the deployed personnel were drawn from Lagos, Edo, Kwara, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun and Kogi states. He said they were drawn from the SWAT unit, Counter Terrorism unit (CTU), Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear and Energy unit (CBRNE), Kernnel (K9), Disaster response unit, Medical, Crisis Management, Special Force, Anti-vandalism unit and Critical Protection Unit (...

Ondo 2020: Credible Election Dependent on Peace, INEC Chief Says as Aspirants Sign Peace Accord

6Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ondo 2020: Credible Election Dependent on Peace, INEC Chief Says as Aspirants Sign Peace Accord

Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, candidates of political parties expected to participate in the poll have signed a peace accord. The Peace Accord was signed in Akure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday. According to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), the accord was to ensure a violence-free election. Candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rotimi Akeredolu and Eyitayo Jegede were among those that signed the peace accord. Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party and Akeredolu’s deputy, Agboola Ajayi was also among those that signed the accord facilitated by the National Peace Committee. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu while speaking at the ceremony said, “Without peace, our deployment plans, new inno...

Ondo Election: US Sues for Peaceful and Credible Election

6Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, United States of America

Ondo Election: US Sues for Peaceful and Credible Election

The United States has urged all the stakeholders in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election to take concrete steps to ensure a peaceful election that reflects the will of the people of the state in the October 10 election. This was contained in a statement issued by the US Mission in Abuja on Tuesday, calling on stakeholders such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, and the security agencies to continue to work towards free, fair, transparent and peaceful election in the gubernatorial poll. “The United States urges all stakeholders to continue to work toward free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections in Ondo State. “We reiterate our hope that all participants in the democratic process, including the INEC, political parties, and ...

Ondo 2020: No Plans to Form Alliance with ZLP, Says PDP

3Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Ondo 2020: No Plans to Form Alliance with ZLP, Says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has dismissed reports circulating in mainstream media that it planned to merge with the Zenith Labour Party and compromise the candidature of its governorship standard-bearer, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede. The party debunked the reports in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, on Saturday. The statement titled, ‘ No Alliance with ZLP’ described the report as a mere rumour and “a typical tale by the moonlight, often told during an election period.” This statement reads: “For the avoidance of doubt, we will like to declare to the whole world that the PDP has never sat down anywhere with anybody in the ZLP to discuss any merger plan, much less perceive any move or begging to make its governorship candidate step down....

Ondo 2020: PDP Cautions INEC on the Use of Z-Pad for Election

25Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ondo 2020: PDP Cautions INEC on the Use of Z-Pad for Election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned INEC on the use of Z-pad for the Ondo gubernatorial election. According to a statement released yesterday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said the Z-pad could compromise voter accreditation process while describing it as unreliable. PDP recalled that the Z-pad technology failed during a test-run deployment for voter accreditation in a recent by-election in Nasarawa State, a situation that informed its rejection by INEC for voter accreditation in the September 19 Edo State governorship election, where it was only used to assist in direct uploading of results to INEC’s virtual portal. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu had earlier disclosed the use of Z-pad in the election during an interaction with the media ...

24Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Speaks on Readiness for Ondo Poll

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu yesterday assured the public of its readiness to conduct a free, fair and credible election in Ondo State. Yakubu disclosed this in a chat with journalists during his official visit to the Ondo State INEC headquarters in Akure. The assurance came after over 5000 card readers were destroyed by fire at its Akure office last month ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the state. “We are ready for the election. The same preparation we made for Edo is the same we will make for Ondo. The purpose of this visit is for us to see practically what the state office has done, we also need to engage some of the stakeholders. “We are meeting with the council of traditional rulers, and then the...

Ondo 2020: INEC Replaces Burnt Card Readers

23Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Ondo 2020: INEC Replaces Burnt Card Readers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has replaced the over 5000 card readers destroyed by fire at its Akure office last month. The Commission's Chairman, Prof Mammud Yakubu, disclosed this in a chat with newsmen on Wednesday in Akure during his three days working visit to Ondo State. Prof Yakubu said he was in Ondo State to have on the spot assessment to ascertain the level of readiness for the commission as they prepare for the October 10 governorship election. The INEC boss said the electoral body would conduct credible and acceptable election as it did in Edo State last Saturday. He said the replaced card readers have been configured ahead of the governorship election. Prof Yakubu said: “We have already recovered some smart card readers....

Ondo 2020: PDP Candidate Disowns Thugs Arrested With Firearms

21Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Safety, Violence

Ondo 2020: PDP Candidate Disowns Thugs Arrested With Firearms

Eyitayo Jegede, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated himself with suspected thugs arrested with firearms at Ifon in Ose Local Government, Ondo state. Jegede was billed to visit Ifon as part of his grassroot campaign tour. The suspects were inside a Toyota Sienna bus visibly branded with the PDP candidate's campaign pictures. Earlier last week, a clash was reported between the supporters of Jegede and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government where eight persons were injured and several vehicles destroyed. In a press statement addressing the arrest of the hoodlums in a PDP branded vehicle, The Chairman of Jegede Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Akinmoyo, said that the public had been made a...