Ondo poll
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad-hoc staff that participated in the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, at the weekend, lamented the delay in the payment of their stipends.
3 Dec
The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has dismissed the suit challenging the qualification of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for last month's governorship election in the state.
16 Nov
As the polls draw to a close, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Ondo State Gubernatorial Elections, DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi, has conducted a series of inspections of polling units and collation centres to ensure the integrity and transparency of the electoral process. According to police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, these inspections…
16 Nov
The Centre for Democracy and Development West Africa (CDD-West Africa), through its Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC), said it noted instances of vote buying in the 2024 Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a statement signed by the Lead, CDD-EAC Observation Mission Ondo 2024, Professor Victor Adetula, and the Director, CDD-West Africa, Dr. Dauda Garuba,…
16 Nov
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote buyer during the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a video cited by our correspondent, the suspect, a male apparently in his 40s, was stopped by the DSS operatives while driving a Toyota Camry car. The operatives then conducted a…
16 Nov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused an agent of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of inducing voters in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a post on X, the PDP said the APC agent distributed money and other items in Ward 8, Unite 5, Iwaro oka, Akoko South West Local…
15 Nov
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replaced the name of Olusola Ebiseni with Olorunfemi Ayodele Festus as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Ondo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday. Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the Chairman, INEC, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this known in a statement on Friday. Oyekanmi said the…
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has said that 22,239 police personnel would be deployed to Ondo State for next
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An Ondo High Court in Akure on Thursday set aside the suit challenging the candidature of Mr Olugbenga Edema as the flag-bearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Oluyemi Osadabay, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will conduct mock accreditation of voters for the Ondo State governorship election on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
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Ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged journalists to ensure factual and impartial reportage before, during, and after the poll.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Oct. 17, 2024, ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this on Monday in Akure at a news briefing on the level of preparedness…
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