Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appealed to opposition parties to join hands with him and develop the state together. Aiyedatiwa made this call after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared him the winner of Saturday’s govenorship election in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Aiyedatiwa polled 366,781 votes, while Ajayi … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started collation of results for the Ondo State governorship election, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leading so far. The collation started around 12:30am with the declaration of results from Ifedore Local Government Area followed by Ondo East. According to the results announced by the collation officer of … Read more
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has said that there were instances of vote buying at several polling centres during the Ondo State governorship election. Spokesperson for the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said some staff deployed to monitor the conduct of police officers observed that vote buying had become a recurring issue in elections across the country. … Read more
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Ondo State Governorship Election, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has expressed displeasure at the conduct of the election in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area. Ajayi was said to have been accredited and cast his vote at 10:45 a.m., at Unit 4, Ward 2 Idumado in Kiribo, Ese-Odo LGA. The … Read more
Reports have emerged of sporadic gunfire in Ofosun Village, an Ondo community near the boundary with Edo State, causing panic among residents. Eyewitnesses stated that unidentified individuals fired gunshots into the air early Saturday morning, forcing villagers to stay indoors for safety. A local resident, identified as Dauda, shared, “We don’t know who they are, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has stormed some parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital to prevent vote buying as the governorship election kick-starts across the state. Some of the operatives were spotted at the Sacred Heart Primary School, Cathedral, Akure. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the election is expected to take place … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi as the coordinating officer for the Ondo Governorship Election, tasked with overseeing police security strategies to maintain law and order throughout the electoral period. Egbetokun also deployed AIG Bennett Igweh and CP Tunji Disu respectively to assist Alabi in the national assignment. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has supplied sensitive materials for the Ondo State governorship election. The election is scheduled on Saturday 16th November 2024. A statement posted on the official X page of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, said materials that were transported by the Nigerian Air Force, have been received … Read more
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has accused the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of destroying the legacy of late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu when it concerns the Amotekun security outfit. He made the allegations during the Ondo State Governorship election debate put together … Read more