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2023: Lawmakers drag Gov. Abiodun’s aides to court over breach of electoral act
By Kolawole Olayinka, AbeokutaTwo lawmakers representing Abeokuta South State Constituency 1 and Remo North State Constituency at the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hons. Yusuf Temitope Adejojo and Solomon Osho have dragged two of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s appointees before the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta for breach of Electoral Act.The plaintiffs asked the court to stop the All Progressives…
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Lagos APC chides Jandor, says governance too important to be entrusted to day-dreamers
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has said governance of a model state like Lagos is too important to be entrusted to some day-dreamers who have absolutely nothing to offer. APC made this known in a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo on Monday while reacting to comments by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate,…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Christian leaders must engage candidates, says Tunde Bakare
Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has tasked Christian leaders to take their discussions on the 2023 general elections to nation-building and national development. Bakare was speaking on the heels of reactions which has trailed the decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress to run a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. In a statement on Sunday, Bakare…
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Oyetola’s downfall, bad signals for Governor Abiodun, says Ogun NNPP chairman
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Chairman of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun State Mr. Sunday Oginni Olaposi has advised the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun to start writing his handover note as the failure of Governor Gboyega Oyetola to return to office for the second term is a bad omen for all other APC governors in the country. Olaposi, in…
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Ede, Adeleke’s home town erupts in jubilation
…Osun now on the right path to progress, says governor-elect By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo There was wild jubilation at Ede, the country home of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday immediately the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the July 16 governorship election in the state. Youths who were in…
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OSUN DECIDES: Buhari congratulates Adeleke, says the people have spoken
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun State. Buhari, in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) said with the victory, the people of Osun State have spoken. The statement said: “With the election over, the…
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Buhari congratulates Adeleke for winning Osun election
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Ademola Adeleke for winning the Osun State governorship election. Buhari in a statement on his Facebook page, said Adeleke’s victory showed that the people will prevailed. He also promised to leave a legacy of credible elections before leaving office in 2023. “I congratulate Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of…
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OSUN DECIDES: Full results of governorship election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) early on Sunday declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. R eturning officer for the election, who is the Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said Adeleke polled a total of votes of 403,371 to…
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Osun Decides: Oyetola claims massive victory in home LGA Boripe
…PDP leads in eight local govts, APC claims three Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has claimed a massive victory in his Local Government Area of Boripe in Saturday’s governorship election. In the result released, Oyetola’s All Progressives Congress polled 21,205 votes to claim victory in the LGA ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party with 7,595 votes. The APC also won…
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PDP wins 7 LGAs, APC claims one so far
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won seven Local Government Areas out of the results in seven LGAs released in the Osun State governorship election. WesternPost had earlier reported that PDP claimed victory in Ila, the LGA of former Governor of the state Bisi Akande. With new results in, PDP have also claimed victory in Orolu, Iléṣà West, Ifelodun, Atakunmosa,…
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