Tag: Ondo poll

Ondo Poll: Akeredolu, Jegede, Ajayi, others sign peace pact

Ishaku Yohanna

The candidates made the pledge at the signing of a peace accord organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The event took place at the International Cultural and Event Centre, the Dome in Akure, the state capital. Addressing the contestants, the chairman of NPC and former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), who spoke via Zoom, advised all stakeholders to demonstrate commitment to the spirit of the accord. The former head of state, who urged the candidates to use the…

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Ondo poll: APC wins all Chairmanship positions

Ishaku Yohanna

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all the 18 chairmanship seats in Saturdays local government election in the state. Announcing the election result on Sunday evening, the commissions Chairman, Prof. Yomi Dinakin, said that the party also won 194 councilorship seats out of 198, while the results in the four remaining wards were declared inconclusive. However, only seven of 14 registered political parties participated in the exercise and there was no contest in five local governments. Dinakin, who declared the…

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