Category: POLITICS
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Ondo 2020: Akeredolu picks nomination form, promises more rapid development
The governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said his re-election would herald more development and economic breakthrough for the state. Akeredolu spoke in Abuja after picking his expression of interest and nomination form at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the July governorship primaries of the party. Government…
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Ondo PDP chieftain, Abiola Oladapo, leads supporters to APC
A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State, Mr Abiola Oladapo, has led his teeming supporters to join the All Progressives Congress APC. OSRC TV’s Zaheed Aribisala reports that the PDP House of Assembly candidate in the 2019 election and his supporters were received by the State chairman of the APC, Mr…
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My exit, death sentence for Unity Forum’s suit – Otetubi
The last has not been heard about the ripples in the Unity Forum, after the esrtwhile factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Idowu Otetubi, dumped the fold to pledge his unalloyed support for the Ade Adetimehin-led executives. While Otetubi’s compatriots in the Unity Forum are condemning his exit, the former Akure council boss,…
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APC National Chairman, Oshiomhole salutes Akeredolu’s strides in Ondo
Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredeolu has been commended for his unusual strides in developing the state in the last three and a half years National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomole at a meeting with members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum in Abuja said the party does not entertain any fear about his…
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Crack in APC unity forum: Factional chairman Otetubi returns to Adetimehin’s fold
A major crack has threatened the splinter faction of the all progressives congress the unity forum after the founding leader Mr Idowu Otetubi parted ways with the group and rallied behind the state executives of the party. Otetubi also told newsmen in Akure the state capital that he has withdrawn a suit he filed at…
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Ondo local Government Polls: ODIEC set to announce new date
A new date will soon be announced for the conduct of local government elections in Ondo state. Chairman of the state independent electoral commission, Professor Yomi Dinakin in an exclusive interview with OSRC in Akure said the coast is now clear for the exercise. OSRC TV Reporter, Juliet Buna reports that the elections earlier scheduled…
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COVID-19: Political parties react to INEC’s decision to continue with Ondo guber election
Like the proverbial different strokes for different folks, the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to go ahead with its timetable for October 10 Governorship Election in Ondo State despite the COVID-19 pandemic is already generating reactions from political parties. While some parties welcomed INEC’s decision, others expressed reservations on the feasibility of…
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Nigerian President’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari is Dead
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity confirmed this in a press statement. Femi Adesina said the Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), died on Friday, about 25 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He said, “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of…