Governorship Election

Osun 2022: Live Results Finally Released From Polling Units

July 16, 2022 12:50 pm

Africa Daily News, New York can reliably report that results are already trickling in from Polling Units in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State.

INEC officials have already concluded the voting exercises and the sorting of results in some Polling Units while ballot counting has also commenced in the presence of some of the voters.

It has also been gathered that the Osun State governorship election was keenly contested between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

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Oyetola, Adeleke, Others Sign Peace Accord For Osun Guber

July 14, 2022 1:37 pm

The main Candidates from all political parties who will be actively contesting in the July 16 Osun State Governorship election have finally signed a peace accord in lieu of the upcoming elections.

This is coming barely three days to the gubernatorial election.

The Convener of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, had also reiterated that violence is a fundamental threat to Nigeria’s democracy.

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He, however, charged the aspirants and politicians to see the signing of the peace accord as a symbolic commitment to democracy adding that …

Akeredolu Meets Buhari, Demands Deputy Governor’s Resignation

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 …

We Are Free To Pursue Legal Option – Ize-Iyamu

Return To APC, Ize-Iyamu Begs Obaseki

September 24, 2020 6:13 am

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday Governorship election, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to APC.

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In a television broadcast on Wednesday night, Ize-Iyamu said, ‘We are going to talk to everybody. We are going to bring everybody back. I want to salute my brother, the governor. I will like to appeal to him to return to the party. In every family, we have a disagreement.’

‘Let it not be said that it was this disagreement that pushed him out. I

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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 …

Wike Hosts PDP Leaders To Strategise Ahead Of Edo Election

July 15, 2020 12:16 pm

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, besieged Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital Tuesday to strategize ahead of the Governorship Election in Edo State.

The meeting called by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike held at Government House in Port Harcourt with all 77 members of the National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election in attendance.

DAILY POST reports that the meeting was presided over by Wike which went late into the night and was held behind closed doors.

However, PDP National Campaign Council for Edo governorship election after the meeting said the party was confident of electoral victory …