Ad hoc staff recruited by the Independent National Electoral Commission  (INEC) for the 1 November governorship election in Ondo State have accused the commission of failing to pay their allowances, 22 days after the poll. The workers, numbering over 17,000, expressed frustration over the delayed payments despite promises made by INEC to disburse their allowances shortly after the election. One …

Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) deployed for the 16 November governorship election in Ondo State have complained over the alleged refusal of the authorities to pay their allowances, despite the election being held more than 10 days ago. Six thousand NSCDC officers, including those from neighbouring states like Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Edo, and …

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 winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has denied knowledge of vote-buying by agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) assigned to polling units in the state. He also ruled out the speculation about a growing feud between him and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agboola Ajayi, following the rejection of the poll outcome …

The reinstated Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Ayodele Olorunfemi, has bemoaned his failure to win Saturday’s election, blaming former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for his predicament. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission after sweeping the 18 …

The candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Myson Nejo has condemned the conduct of the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election, alleging that the election was characterised by vote trading. He attributed his loss in the election to his refusal to trade votes for money. Nejo, who stated this on Sunday, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said that despite …

With results from three Local Government Areas (LGAs) awaited at the collating centre, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is coasting home to victory in Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election. The 59-year-old businessman and politician has won in all of the 15 LGAs whose results have so far been declared and polled 301,113 votes, while former Deputy …

President Bola Tinubu has described members of opposition parties in the country as reactionary politicians. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday in Akure, at the grand finale of the campaign rally for Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ondo State in Saturday’s election. The President, who was represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, asked the supporters …

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 …

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, bickered over alleged plans to compromise the poll. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, PDP alleged that APC leaders in Ondo had made plans to compromise the election. APC members smuggled in as presiding officers —PDP Peretei …