By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that Mock accreditation of voters and result upload to the IReV has been scheduled for Wednesday 6th November 2024 in 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas in the three Senatorial Districts of the State....
Ondo State Governorship election
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has urged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to show more political seriousness rather than heating up the polity, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Spokesman for the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Mr Banji Okunomo, stated this...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday inaugurated a 305-member National Campaign Council for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the Chairman of the campaign council. Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has appealed to leaders of the party in Ondo State to work together for its victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the APC candidate in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Professor Mahmood Yakubu is indeed the man who stepped up the technology game at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria. As the chairman of INEC, he introduced several innovative technologies to improve the electoral process, including the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal,...
The National Vice Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Zone, Chief Kamorudeen Ajisafe, has said the crisis rocking the national leadership of the party will not stop its victory in the November governorship election in Ondo. Ajisafe, who made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has implored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free, fair and credible governorship election in Ondo State. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who is also the Leader of the party in the South-West Zone, made the appeal on Tuesday in...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – In preparation for the 2024 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has conducted a two-day workshop for senior staff on effective communication within the electoral process. The training was facilitated by the International Press Centre (IPC) with the support...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP), access code to its portal for the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite, also directed that henceforth, INEC should accord...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2.053 million registered voters will participate in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, made the disclosure on Saturday in Akure, while addressing newsmen on the level of the commission’s preparedness...
Some youths in Ondo State have staged a protest and demanded for the removal of Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state. The youths, who marched through major roads in Akure and finally to the INEC State office in Alagbaka...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a dedicated portal for online accreditation of journalists and media organisations to cover the Ondo State Governorship election scheduled for 16th November 2024 will open today Monday 9th September 2024. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and...
Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Dr Abass Mimiko, has called on residents to vote for qualified candidates instead of rotational arrangements. Mimiko, who is the younger brother of former governor Olusegun Mimiko, made the call during a media chat on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said it has recovered from the recent flood disaster that damaged some facilities at the Benin office of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended invitation to 246 new applicants comprising of 82 from Edo and 164 from Ondo state to provide complete data so that they will be eligible to vote in the upcoming governorship election in both states....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the publication of the final list of candidates for Ondo governorship election. A statement by the National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekunin, said the announcement followed the publication of the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – No fewer than 17 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms for the Nov. 16 Ondo State Governorship Election, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Igbotako Ward II in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has disowned the purported suspension of Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South in the National Assembly being circulated on social media. Chairman of APC in the ward, Mr Adetokunbo Omotola, stated this...
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, one of the aspirants for the April 24 Ondo governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he is heading to court to challenge the outcome of the election. Ibrahim said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He alleged that the...
South-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Monday in Ibadan to strategise ahead of the November governorship election in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, hosted by Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, was held at the Presidential Lodge,...