As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the recent Edo and Ondo states off-cycle governorship elections challenge the results of the polls at the election petition tribunals,  Imoleayo Oyedeyi examines the legal hurdles before them and what may likely truncate their chances of victory. Edo and Ondo states are set to witness another round of battles following the petitions …

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, on Wednesday, alleged that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, took N20 billion from the state treasury to fund his campaign for last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. In a swift reaction, the ruling party refuted the claim, describing it as false and baseless. In an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, Director …

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has won the Ondo State governorship election. He emerged victorious in all the 18 Local Government Areas polling 366,781 votes as against 117,845 votes recorded by his closest rival, Chief Agboola Ajayi, who flew the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party. Ajayi was Deputy Governor to the now late …

The Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has promised to tackle the insecurity in the state, if elected. Ajayi made the promise during his campaign tour of Ifedore and Idanre local government areas of the state. He vowed to fortify the state’s security apparatus, Amotekun, promising robust measures to effectively curb criminal activities …

The two main candidates for Ondo State’s upcoming governorship election, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Agboola Ajayi, faced off on Sunday in a debate organised by Channels Television in Akure. With the 16 November election just two weeks away, the candidates shared their plans for the state, discussing issues including security, …

A former deputy governor in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, and the camp of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa traded words on Monday over last week’s court judgment scrapping 33 Local Council Development Areas created by the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in September 2023. Ajayi, while addressing journalists at his residence in Akure on Monday, said Aiyedatiwa mishandled the issue as he should …