Josephs college in ondo and the university of ife now obafemi awolowo. Eyitayo jegede has declared his intention to contest the state governorship. The long awaited grand finale of the governorship debate in ondo state is here. Read breaking, latest and top ondo governorship election in nigeria. Rotimi akeredolu emerges as apc governorship candidate in. Ondo deputy governorship debate on ait live politics nairaland. The independent national electoral commission inec has fixed sept. Former minister of power and steel, olu agunloye, was on saturday in akure, unanimously voted as candidate of the social democratic party for the forthcoming ondo state governorship election. Mr yakubu said the edo governorship election will hold on september 19, while that of ondo state will hold october 10. Ondo state, generally referred to as the sunshine state, was created from the. Inec fixes date for ondo, edo governorship elections. This is a list of governors and administrators of ondo state. The chairman, nigerian union of journalists nuj, lagos state chapter. A total of 117 candidates will vie for the 12 national assembly seats in ondo state under different political parties.
Bar rotimi akeredolu apc however akeredolu did not show up and no reasons was given for his. Oluwarotimi akeredolu san, the candidate of the all progressives congress apc in the november 26 governorship election, has explained why he shunned the ondo decide governorship debate. Latest news victims count losses as explosion destroys 70 buildings, injures in ondo. He is a nigerian politician who served as the 16th, and fifth civilian, governor of ondo state. C governorship aspirant cant even speak simple and correct pidgin. Akeredolu ordered the 20 container loads of the new medical equipment from medshare to strengthen the state s healthcare sector. Apc candidate akeredolu wins ondo governorship election.
Featuring governorship candidates of acpn, aps, bnpp, cpc,ncp. Candidates reel out manifestos in debate ahead of ondo. Although 28 political parties are featuring governorship candidates for the coming election, the ondo state governorship debate holding at the. Muyiwa oyinlola writes about the emergence of two senior advocates as flag bearers in the november governorship election in ondo state. Oladokun was the moderator of the lagos state governorship debate 2019. The commission announced this on thursday, fixing 19th of september 2020 and 10th of october 2020 for edo and ondo states respectively. Ondo state governorship debate final round live on ait. A presidential and vicepresidential debate was organised by the nigerian. Saharareporters has been obtaining live results of the governorship election that took place today across ondo state. Why akeredolu was absent at governorship debate channels. The independent national electoral commission inec has declared rotimi akeredolu of the all progressives congress apc as the winner of the november 26, 2016 governorship election in ondo state. Ondo state governorship debate 2016 election lifted tv.
There will be no governorship election in ondo state in 2019. The all progressives congress governorship candidate in the forthcoming ondo election, rotimi akeredolu, has explained his absence from the governorship debate organised by channels television on m. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics ondo state governorship debate final round live on ait. The threeway electoral contest features the candidate of.
Inec releases timetable for edo, ondo governorship polls. Akeredolu explains absence from governorship debate legit. Aketi refuses to come for debate the ondo state governorship debates organized by channel television is currently ongoing, however 4 candidates where invited which are 1. They both spoke at a debate jointly organised by channels television, enough is enough, eie, and policy and legal advocacy centre, plac, for the ondo state governorship candidates ahead of. Akeredolus inaugural speech as new ondo state governor. A few months after the state governor partnered with medshare, ondo state secured up to 50 container loads of equipment to equip all its hospitals and health centres with new state ofart medical facilities. The united party of nigeria upn, which obafemi awolowo headed and which was also a major opposition party in the country, preferred that adekunle ajasin. Each video was downloaded and transcribed, and 35 utterances were. In the timetable for the election activities for edo state governorship election, inec stated that conduct of primary election and resolution of disputes arising from primaries would be between 2nd of june to 27th of june while campaign would kickstart on the. Request pdf gubernatorial debate sessions in nigeria. The independent national electoral commission inec, on thursday published the lists of candidates in the november, 2016 ondo state governorship election on.
Inec fixes dates for edo, ondo governorship elections. The governor, accompanied by the wife to his polling centre in unit 20 ward 7 in ondo west council area of the state, expressed concern over the reports of. General elections were held in nigeria on 23 february 2019 to elect the president, vice. Gubernatorial candidates, mr bababatunde badamosi action democratic. For proper distribution of ondo state palliatives to cushion the effects of covid19 pandemic, the ondo state palliatives committee on covid19, okitipupa local government chapter headed by the state commissioner of education, science and technology pastor femi agagu has marshalled out how the palliatives would be distributed. He added that details of the elections would be published and made public. In the governorship election which held on the 27th of november, 2016 in ondo state, official result by the independent national electoral commission, inec, is. The lagos gubernatorial debate was put together by the platform. Crisis started brewing in ondo state when the deputy governor, akin omoboriowo, could not get the approval of the governor, adekunle ajasin, obafemi awolowo and the machinery of the ruling party in the state for his governorship ambition. Peter dada, akure the candidate of the peoples democratic party in the last governorship election in ondo state, mr. There is an increased tempo of campaigns and political. The first debate features ondo state gubernatorial debaters, while the. Coalition holds debate for lagos gubernatorial candidates february. After weeks of postponements, the all progressives congress apc in ondo state at the weekend held its governorship primary for the november 21 governorship poll in the state, leading to the emergence of rotimi akeredolu, as its candidate.
Ondo state governorship debate 2016 election youtube. The debate organised by channels television was held in akure, the ondo state capital, on monday, november 21. Victor oladokun born victor bamidele oladokun is a britishnigerian journalist, broadcaster. The candidate of the all progressives congress, apc, in the november 26 governorship election in ondo state, rotimi akeredolu, san, has explained that he missed mondays governorship debate.
As the governorship election in ondo state is approaching, some chieftains of the all progressives congress in the state under the aegis of the apc unity forum have united against the. Collection of forms ec9 formerly cf001, ec9b formerly cf002 for the election by political parties at inec headquarters. The debate, to be held separately for the deputy governorship candidates on. Accordingly, the commission has fixed saturday 19 th september 2020 as the date for the governorship election in edo state and saturday 10 th october 2020 for ondo state.
Akeredolu has now reacted with an explanation concerning why he could not attend the debate conducted for the governorship candidates. Candidates of some of the political parties vying for ondo state s governorship seat on monday reeled out their manifestos in a debate organised by channels television and enough is enough nigeria. Name title took office left office party notes ita david ikpeme. Akeredolu takes oath of office as new ondo state governor. Ondo governorship aspirant pays for surgery of student. Candidates of some of the political parties vying for ondo state s governorship seat on monday reeled out their manifestos in a debate organised by channels television and. The selected debate sessions ondo governorship debate and lagos. Peter dada, akure ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in ondo state, the elders of the ruling all progressives congress, in the ondo. Today live on ait, mimiko once again showcases his oratory power, while akeredolu tries his possible best to withstand d stones from mimiko. Akeredolu gives reasons for absence in ondo governorship debate duration.
Candidate performace ratings by premium times ondo state governorship debate live on ait. Final round of the ondo state 2012 governorship debate. We express our profound appreciation to all the leaders of the party, at the national, state, local government, ward and unit levels, for. Although 28 political parties are featuring governorship candidates for the coming election, the ondo state governorship debate holding at the bto hall, ilesa road akure, will tonight have in.
Despite the call for postponement by some of the parties, the governorship election in ondo state will hold on saturday as scheduled. Ondo deputy governorship debate on ait live politics. Governor 197807 197910 military michael adekunle ajasin. A governorship aspirant of apc in ondo state, ifeoluwa oyedele has paid for the surgery of a student, suffering from maxillofacial cancer. Rotimi akeredolu emerges as apc governorship candidate in ondo state rotimi akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the opposition all progressives congress apc in ondo state.
Donald duke, a former governor of cross river state, is the presidential candidate of the sdp. Candidates of four political parties contesting the 2016 edo state governorship election on sunday took part in a debate organised by. Jimoh ibrahim to replace eyitayo jegede as pdp governorship candidate in ondo state a federal high court judge has given a specific order asking the independent national electoral commission to. Ondo state was created from part of western state on 17 mar 1976.
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