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By Steve Ovirih. The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Prof. Dayo Faduyile, OON, has congratulated Pastor Segun Ayerin and other appointees inaugurated by Ondo State Governor,. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. It would be recalled that Aiyedatiwa on Thursday swore in a commissioner, special advisers and Tutors-General, while also inaugurating chairmen and members of commissions andContinueContinue reading “Sen. Faduyile congratulates Aiyerin, other appointees sworn in by Aiyedatiwa”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is intensifying voter education and stakeholder engagement in Ogun State to address electoral distrust and boost public confidence ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Feyijimi Saseyi Ibiyemi, disclosed this during an interview on Thursday in Abeoluta. Ibiyemi identified misinformation, fake newsContinueContinue reading “2027: INEC intensifies voter education to tackle electoral distrust”

Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign team in Oyo State has warned Gov. Seyi Makinde against diverting the €55 million French government loans The team has raised concerns over alleged planned utilisation of a €55 million concessional loan secured by the Oyo State government to projects it described as politically-motivated. According toContinueContinue reading “2027: Don’t divert €55m French loan, Alli warns Makinde”

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has declared that, contrary to insinuations, he has no anointed governorship candidate in the coming 2027 election in Oyo State. Ladoja, a former governor of the state, said this while receiving the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hazeem Gbolarumi, in his palace, at OkeContinueContinue reading “2027: I don’t have anoited gov’ship candidate – Olubadan”

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that his support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains sacrosanct, saying he never promised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not field candidates in governorship, National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly elections. The minister said the rainbow coalition did notContinueContinue reading “2027: My support only for Tinubu; didn’t promise PDP won’t field candidates – Wike”

The growing conversation around rainbow coalition politics should not be mistaken for an attack on any governor or party leader. Coalition politics is part of democratic competition, and political actors should not be blamed simply because they participate in a wider political arrangement. The experience of Nyesom Wike in the 2023 Rivers State election alsoContinueContinue reading “Rainbow Coalition Politics: MATO, Ondo South’s cross-party conversation”

Former Vice Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof. Afolabi Soyode has described the deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hajia Yemi Showunmi-Kolapo as objective and honest. Soyode made the remark when Showunmi-Kolapo paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Abeokuta on Tuesday, as part of ongoing consultations ahead ofContinueContinue reading “2027: Renowned economist Soyode hails Ogun PDP deputy guber candidate, prays for success”

The lingering leadership crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has taken a fresh turn, with outgone party executives loyal to the Member representing Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo and Odigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Festus Adefiranye, accused of resisting the handover of the party’s administrative platforms to the newly elected executives.ContinueContinue reading “Okeigbo APC Crisis: Adefiranye loyalists resist handover, allegedly move to form parallel structure”

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Mr Omoyele Olabode has congratulated the Senator representing Ondo South, Prof. Dayo Faduyile, on his victory in the senatorial by-election, his Thanksgiving Service and Grand Reception. Faduyile, a former National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), was declared winner of the by-election by the Independent National Electoral CommissionContinueContinue reading “Olabode hails Faduyile over thanksgiving, sets development agenda for Ondo South”

Ondo South stands at a moment when political choices must be weighed with more than the calculations of today. Our capacity leaders and stakeholders from Ikale federal Constituency such as Gen. Olu Bajowa, Admiral Akin Aduwo, Princess Oladunni Odu , Pastir Femi Agagu , Amb. (Sen) Jimoh Ibrahim, Pastor Segun Ayerin, Dr.(Mrs) Morenike Alaka ,ContinueContinue reading “Ondo South stakeholders, wake up: Today’s political decisions ‘ll become tomorrow’s legacy, Yoruba rónú, posterity is watching”