Agboola Ajayi

Why I Will Not Resign As Ondo Deputy Governor – Ajayi

October 20, 2020 10:35 am

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has insisted he would not step down from his position, no matter the intimidation he receives.

Ajayi had dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but eventually ended up in the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

He contested the October 10 governorship election under ZLP and finished third.

After the election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu called on him to resign as Deputy Governor.

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However, a statement signed by Ajayi’s Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, in Akure dispelled the rumour …

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My Deputy Agboola Ajayi Plans To Rig Election – Akeredolu

October 2, 2020 4:22 am

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has accused his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, of planning to militarise Ilaje Local Government during the October 10 governorship election.

He said the plan was aimed to intimidate the people and discourage them from coming out to vote with a view to giving the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) a conducive atmosphere to rig the election.

Akeredolu, who spoke through the spokesman for his campaign organization, Olatunde Richard, said Ilaje people were determined to vote massively for the All Progressives Congress (APC), to ensure their son, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, his running mate, is voted into power.

He said the people must …

Akeredolu’s Deputy, Agboola Ajayi Resigns From PDP

August 10, 2020 9:20 am

The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ajayi’s resignation from the PDP was coming six weeks after he dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The deputy governor who came second during the July 22 governorship primaries of the PDP after losing to candidate of the party, Eyitayo Jegede was said to have made the move in order to keep his governorship hope alive.

Agboola has perfected move to fly the flag of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP at the forthcoming October 10, 2020 governorship election in the …

My Deputy Has No Political Value – Akeredolu Mocks Ajayi

July 28, 2020 5:50 am

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has mocked his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the State.

Akeredolu, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed that Ajayi has no political value and had no hold on any local government area in the State.

According to him, he would defeat Ajayi in his local government area.

The governor stated this while speaking with journalists yesterday in Abuja.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Ajayi had dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the PDP after a fallout with the …

I Won 2016 Election For You – Deputy Gov Fires Back At Akeredolu

July 19, 2020 2:28 pm

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi has replied his principal, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, regarding a remark he made on Saturday that the choice of his deputy in 2016 governorship was a mistake.

The governor during ‘meets delegates’ tour at Igbekebo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area stated that he regretted picking Ajayi as his running mate in 2016, describing his exit as a cleansing for the better performance of the party.

However, Ajayi, in a statement sent to P.M. News by his chief press secretary, Babatope Okeowo, disclosed that Akeredolu is frustrated over his inability to remove him illegally …

Impeachment Of Ondo Deputy Gov Runs Into Legal Brick Wall

July 10, 2020 12:20 pm

The impeachment of Ondo deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi by the House of Assembly has run into a legal brick wall.

Justice Olarenwaju Akeredolu, the chief judge of the state has rejected a request by the House, asking that she set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations against Agboola.

She said the impeachment proceeding has skirted some constitutional provisions and can therefore not request for a probe panel.

Speaker Bamidele Oleyelogun had written to the Chief Judge explaining that impeachment notice has been served on Hon Ajayi.

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Resign Honourably From Office’ – PDP To Akeredolu Deputy

June 30, 2020 4:05 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday asked the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi to tow the path of honour and resign from office honourably.

The Zonal Publicity Secretary (Southwest) of the party, Mr. Ayo Fadaka who spoke on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, said Agboola should resign from office since he can longer cooperate with the Governor ‘who put so much trust in him’.

Fadaka who said there is a standard people must keep even in politics, stressed that politics is not as bad as the way it is being played by desperate politicians.

The Deputy Governor …

Impeachment: Agboola Ajayi To Sue Ondo Assembly, Police

June 25, 2020 11:02 am

The embattled deputy governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has perfected plans to commence legal processes to forestall his possible impeachment by the state House of Assembly.

The state Assembly, the Nigeria police, Department of State Services (DSS), as well as the state’s Chief Judge may be served with the necessary court processes latest on Tuesday, next week.

The delay till next week, it was gathered, is linked with the options being weighed by Ajayi who is said to have insisted on filing the court process outside Akure, the Ondo State capital.

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Ondo Deputy Accuses Akeredolu Of Bribing Lawmakers To Impeach Him

June 24, 2020 9:08 am

Embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is inducing members of the state House of Assembly to impeach him.

Mr Ajayi made the allegation in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Tope Okeowo.

He said the governor wants to “impeach him through illegal and unconstitutional means. The illegal impeachment move would be carried out through financial inducement of members of the Ondo State House of Assembly.”

The deputy governor said he is ready to battle the “kangaroo and infamous move from the desperate and drowning governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, …