Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives are yet to arrive at PU 4, Ward 6 of Ondo West Local Government Area. A tweet via the verified “Situation Room” handle made this known on Saturday, October 10. The situation room tweeted that, “Time: 10:00am Ondo West LGA Ward 6: PU: 4 … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, has explained that his refusal to jump the queue at his polling unit was to serve as an example to the people of the state. Jegede and his wife, Eno, arrived at Ward 2, Polling Unit 10, Akure South Local Government, around 09:00am. The former Attorney General and … Read more
Boat carrying some electoral materials to the riverine Ilaje communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has capsized. News has it that the boat carried some ad-hoc staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission with some election materials in the Igbokoda area of the local government. But the source said there were no … Read more
Mr Rotimi Akeredolu The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu, has cast his vote. He arrived at Polling Unit 6, Ward 5 at Isokub in the Ijebu Owo area of the state. Read Also: Ondo 2020: Akeredolu, Wife Arrive Polling Unit Dressed in a white agbada, the governor arrived at the unit … Read more
Saturday, 10 October , 2020 There was pandemonium in Akure Saturday morning, when gun-wielding men invaded a polling unit, shooting sporadically to disperse the voting process. The incident occurred at unit 4, ward 4, Ijomu/Obanla, in Akure South local government, at about 8.40 am. A young man who was identified simply as Gboyega, was shot … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified man, who shot into the air has raised fears in Ward 4, Unit 11, Oke Ijebu, Akure, while voting was on. Sources at the polling unit said many people waiting to cast their vote scampered to safety, while security men moved to the scene of the shooting. It was learnt that the gunman … Read more
Ondo State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu and his wife have arrived at Ward 05, Polling Unit 06, Ijebu 2, Owo. The Governor who is optimistic about his victory, on arrival, assured the election will be conducted with maximum security, adding that it will also be a free and … Read more
A light rain had momentarily stopped voting in some parts of Akure, including Isikan, where Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, was waiting to vote. The candidate of PDP had arrived at the Sacred Heart Pry School, Ward 2, Polling Unit 1. The rain, which started about 20 minutes after his arrival, however, halted the … Read more
Security has been beefed up at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akure, Ondo State, as the commission prepares for the Saturday governorship election in the state. Security operatives from the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and others were seen at the INEC … Read more
Saturday, 10 October 2020 Heavy rainfall in Owo town the early hours of Saturday has delayed voting in today’s Ondo State Governorship election. Owo is the hometown of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The rainfall started some minutes before 8 a.m, just as people … Read more
Incumbent Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has denied withdrawing from today’s governorship poll. A letter purportedly written by him has been circulating on social media but the Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Babatope Okeowo, when contacted, debunked the claim. He said, “The attention of the Deputy Governor and candidate of Zenith Labour … Read more