Tag: Eyitayo Jegede

Ondo Gov’ship Election: PDP candidate, Jegede, seeks Obasanjo’s blessings

Ishaku Yohanna

Eyitayo Jegede, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, has sought the support of former president Olusegun Obasanjo ahead of the October 10 poll. The former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state made this known on Saturday via Twitter. “Seeking support of the elders, the next 63 days will no doubt be decisive, we will succeed. God our help!” Jegede captioned a photo of himself with the Hilltop man and one other person. Jegede had during the PDP governorship primary in…

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Ondo Gov’ship Election: Beating PDP candidate may not be easy for me – Akeredolu

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, says defeating Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the October 10 governorship election may not be easy. Akeredolu had defeated Jegede, who was also PDP’s candidate in the 2016 governorship election. Speaking with journalists at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after appearing before the APC primary election appeal committee in Abuja, Akeredolu, who described Jegede as a friend, said he hopes that their campaigns would be issue-based and without violence. “Jegede is my friend. We are…

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