Eyitayo Jegede has emerged as the winner of the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State. Jegede defeated the Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi who recently defected to the PDP from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jegede won 888 votes, defeating Ajayi who secured 657 votes. The result shows other aspirants who struggled to get votes. Eddy Olafeso came third with 175 votes. He was followed by Bode Ayorinde who polled 95...

The incumbent Governor of Info State, Rotimi Akeredolu has won the ticket to fly the party’s flag at the governorship election later this year. The Governor won over 80 percent of the votes and all the 18 local government areas of the State, dealing a huge defeat to eight other aspirants. While Akeredolu got 2,458 vote, Olusola Oke polled 262 votes and Isaac Kekemeke secured 19 votes. Ambassador Olusola Iji polled nine votes. Both Olayide...

The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in his Iyamho residence, Etsako West Local Government Area, while addressing party supporters and faithful who throng his residence yesterday evening, refers to himself and other politicians as political lions, saying he is at home to work.  He also referred to the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki as “the snake”. The scenario is similar to when he returned to...

The political brickbat between Rotimi Akeredolu and Agboola Ajayi, the Governor and Deputy Governor of Ondo State, respectively continues as the latter responds to the former’s statement that he was a wrong choice. In a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Babatope Okeowo, Ajayi said that Akeredolu should not blame anyone but himself for the woes of his administration. He wondered why the Governor would blame Mr Ajayi who he kept in the dark on...