Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the state will respond to the result of Saturday’s governorship poll after studying it. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday. Adeleke was returned elected after defeating his closest challenger, Oyetola, ... Read More »
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Sen Demola Adeleke Declared Gov Elect of Osun State
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, ... Read More »
Breaking!PDP Sen Adeleke wins 17 LG As Gov Oyetola takes 13 LG
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, appears to be coasting home to victory in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. As at press time, the results announced officially by the Independent National Electoral Commission showed that Adeleke had won in 17 local government areas out of the 30 LGAs in the state. His major opponent and ... Read More »
Surgery: Buhari wishes Osinbajo speedy, full recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get well message to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Buhari via a tweet by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina wished Professor Osinbajo a speedy and full recovery. Adesina in his verified twitter handle@FemiAdesina wrote: “President Buhari sends best wishes to VP Yemi Osinbajo after the latter underwent a surgical ... Read More »
Osun Election Won’t Be Inconclusive This Time, INEC Assures
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the 2022 governorship election in Osun will not be declared inconclusive…. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the 2022 governorship election in Osun will not be declared inconclusive. In 2018, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leading when the election was declared ... Read More »
Tinubu, APC Speakers meet in Abuja * Asiwaju explains why he picked Shettima as running mate
reaking: * Promises State Speakers more roles ahead of election The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday met with Speakers of states of the federation governed by the party and promised them active roles in his campaigns ahead of 2023 general elections. Speakers at the meeting which held in Abuja include ... Read More »
OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: PDP CLAIMS VICTORY • ••Warns Against Election Manipulation
The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in the ongoing governorship election , affirming that collated results from the polling units confirms PDP’s emerging victory at the poll. In a statement issued at Osogbo on Saturday evening, the Caretaker Chairman of the party in Osun state, Dr Akindele Adekunle declared that the party has ... Read More »
Osun poll witnessed open vote-buying, selling – Situation Room
A coalition of over 80 civil rights organizations under the aegis of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room on Saturday raised doubts over the credibility of the governorship election in Osun State following alleged public sale and buying of votes. The organisation said that although priority voting was given to the elderly and persons with disabilities in most of the ... Read More »
BREAKING: PDP’s Adeleke wins polling unit, floors Gov. Oyetola
Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, won in his polling unit, Ward 02, Unit 09, Ede North Local Government Area, where. INEC ad-hoc staff, after counting of votes, declared the PDP candidate the winner of the poll, having polled 218 votes at the unit to defeat the incumbent governor ... Read More »
Vote-buying can’t stop now – Oluwo of Iwo
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has declared that vote buying can not stop in the Nigerian democracy with the way politicians run the system. The monarch opined that the menace could not stop until the government do the needful and allowed the people to enjoy the dividends of democracy. The traditional ruler stated this after casting his vote ... Read More »