Aregbesola’s exit from APC heats up Osun as PDP throws doors open for ex-governor, supporters

The exit of the former Osun State Governor and ex-Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is heating political circles in the state of the living spring. In fact, his exit has resulted in a major shake-up in the APC, the leading opposition party in the state, as the former governor still […]

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Jan 18 Ondo LG poll will be free, fair, credible – ODIEC Strategy Commissioner Ibraheem

The January 18, 2025 Local Government Election in Ondo State will be free, fair, transparent and credible. The Commissioner in charge of Strategy and Training at the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof. Tajudeen Ibraheem gave this assurance in an exclusive interview with the political reporter of The Hope, Jubril Bada. Following are the […]

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How festering leadership crisis weakens PDP ahead of 2027

Since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost power to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, the ‘umbrella’ has been unable to weather its in-house storms or pose a formidable opposition for a potential comeback. At the centre of its crisis is the same problem of leadership it was set up to solve. The ongoing […]

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Ondo PDP recalls state youth leader, Folorunso Makinde

Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party State Working Committee (SWC) has lifted the suspension of its State Youth Leader, Comrade Folorunso Makinde. A statement by the party;s spokesman, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that this decision as taken at a meeting of the SWC held on […]

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Sanction Aiyedatiwa attackers over primary, APC group urges party

A group within the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State, the Ondo Peoples Assembly (OPA), has asked the party’s national body to sanction some groups of people within the party for constantly attacking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the party’s primary. In a statement on Thursday by its convener, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, it said that […]

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How Lucky will be lucky come November (1)

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei It is no longer news that, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set aside 16th November, 2024 for the Governorship election in Ondo State. In an election that has been code-named “Battle of the former Deputy Governors”, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

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Transitioning From Ineffective Leadership And Flawed Governance – A Time To Unite And Work For The People

By Alfred Agboola Ajayi The Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum, Members of the National Working Committee (NWC), Stakeholders, Members of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Good Morning/Afternoon. I am deeply honored to stand before you today, with a sense of profound gratitude first to God for […]

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Certificate of return collection: Mild drama at Akure Airport

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei The two major political parties in the forthcoming Governorship election in Ondo State are due to issue Certificate of Return to their respective candidates in Abuja today, 29th April, 2024 for the APC and Tuesday, 30th April, 2024 for the PDP. Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa led top ranking […]

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Ondo PDP congratulates Ajayi over ‘family affair’

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has congratulated a former Deputy Governor of the state, Hon Agboola Ajayi, who emerged as its candidate in the November 16 Governorship Election at the primary held on Thursday. In a statement titled “Ondo PDP congratulates Agboola Ajayi: It was family affair”, and signed by its state […]

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