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  • #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Wins Polling Unit by Biggest Landslide on Home Turf

    #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Wins Polling Unit by Biggest Landslide on Home Turf

    Incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has convincingly won the Ondo governorship election at Polling unit 004 St Luke’s CAC Primary School Prison Quarters, in Owo, his hometown.

    According to the Independent National Electoral Commision’s (INEC) Returning Officer, the declared results shows that the Governor Akeredolu polled 413 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Eyitayo Jegede, his closest challenger, who polled 12 votes only.

    At Akeredolu’s unit, Zenith Labour Party candidate and Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi scored no single votes, while eleven ballots were voided.

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    #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    Compared to other candidates’ home run, Governor Akeredolu’s margin of victory at home turf was the biggest, reports said.

    At the Akure polling unit of PDP’s candidate, Eyitayo managed to beat Akeredolu with 220 to 62 votes, a mere margin.

    The result was for polling unit 009, Ward 1, Gbogi/Isokan area in Akure South Local Government Area, PM News reported.

    Similarly, running mate to PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede, Gboluga Ikengboju, won his polling unit 010, Ward 09 in IluTitun, Okitipupa local government of the state, polling 121 votes to defeat APC which had 24 votes.

    However, Deputy Governor Agboola Àjàyí of the ZLP, who scored only nine votes in the unit, won with a wide margin in his polling unit in Kiribo, Ese Odo Local Government Area.

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    PM News reported Agboola to have won in his Apoi Ward II, Unit 004, Idumado Quarters, with a wide margin, second to the margin recorded in Owo, by Akeredolu.

    Scoring 395 votes in his home turf, the Incumbent Deputy Governor, Agboola, beat his boss, Governor Akeredolu, who scored 13 votes, while PDP candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, secured only five votes.

  • #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede says he is disappointed with the conduct of some security officials deployed to monitor the Ondo governorship election.

    The Governorship candidate expressed this when he addressed journalists after casting his vote in Akure on Saturday.

    Eyitayo’s reservation is coming after along with his wife experienced delay in voting for about 3hrs due to difficulties in authenticating their voter’s card by polling officers at his Ward 1, Sacred Heart polling unit 9 in Gbokan/Isikan Akure South LGA.

    He later voted and commended the voters for properly conducting themselves at the poll.

    However, the governor accused some security officers at the polling unit of allowing some people to check people’s voting preferences.

    “I’m a little bit disappointed at some of the officers here. I’m disappointed because you have an officer standing directly behind the person casting his vote and you have them giving allowances to the person who should not be there giving signals to some people in their presence until I protested.

    “I have had good reports about INEC and I saw good reports in Edo and I have had a lot of reports and good things happening until it came to my turn to vote and the machine suddenly malfunctioned.

    “I had to be delayed and I insisted I will stay until the card functions. My wife’s card did not pass through too and we tested others who were behind me, their cards did not pass too, so all of us waited there

    “After the protest, exactly ten minutes thereafter the card started functioning again. I have voted and I’m hopeful that everything will work out well,” Eyitayo said.

  • Ondo Guber Election: APC, PDP Supporters Engage in Gun Battle

    Barely five days after candidates of the 17 political parties contesting the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, including incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), signed a peace accord supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), gunshots believed to have emanated from a political clash rendered the atmosphere in Akure Sunday morning.

    PM News reported that supporters of the PDP and the APC in Ondo State exchanged gun fire in Akure, the capital.

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    It was reported that the shooting, which happened on Oba Adesida Road was an escalation of a clash on Saturday, which led to the killing of an APC supporter.

    According to statements posted on twitter by residents, one person was reported killed today and many injured.

    “When did Ondo state election become a war? I haven’t heard this level of violence in Ondo since 2003 general elections. What is going on?”, wrote Love Ogundipe.

    “This #Akureshootings is becoming something else, last night all hell was let loose at Oba nla, this morning is ijomu. Since when do we vote with guns in Ondo state? This is a new level of unacceptable election violence”, Ogundipe added.

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    “Akure is the last place I expect violence from. Not a good sign atal (sic). Two people reportedly shot dead in 48hrs”, wrote Feyisayo..

    While residents of the state have expressed their concern over safety, the Ondo PDP claimed two persons were killed and accused members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) supporting Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

  • Ondo Guber Poll: IGP Deploys DIG, AIG and 11 Commissioners of Police

    Ondo Guber Poll: IGP Deploys DIG, AIG and 11 Commissioners of Police

    Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has warned that no security aides would be allowed to accompany VIPs or political appointees on the day of the guber Elelection in Ondo State, noting that severe punishments would be meted out to anyone who violates the order.

    This was coming as Adamu has deployed Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Research and Planning, Adeleye Oyebade to administer the general security arrangement for the election in the state.

    Also, to ensure effective coordination and full implementation of security arrangements towards a peaceful election in the October 10 Ondo State gubernatorial election, IGP deployed Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Federal Operations, Department of Operations, Force Headquarters in Abuja, Karma Hassan, and eleven Commissioners of Police.

    Adamu charged Oyebade to bring his wealth of experience to bear by ensuring the due enforcement of all electoral laws throughout the period of the election.

    The police chief, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said Garba Umar would be in charge Monitoring/Evaluation and would be assisted by Habu Sani.

    Other senior police officers deployed to handle other layers of security in the state are: Abiodun Alabi, Bishi Omololu, Ashafa Kunle, Akeera Yonous, Buba Sanusi, Audu Madaki, Evelyn Peterside, Sadiku Gbenga and Abutu Yaro.

    Officers and men of the Force as well as personnel of other security agencies deployed for the election have also been charged by IGP to conduct themselves professionally and work in line with best practices as highlighted in the Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement for Elections.

    He also enjoined members of the public, especially politicians and their supporters to cooperate with the police and other security agencies in the national assignment of guaranteeing a hitch-free gubernatorial poll.

    Idowu Sowunmi