Tag: Rotimi Akeredolu

‘Failure to zone presidency ticket to South invitation to crisis’ – Akeredolu to APC

Aminu Imam

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned the All Progressives Congress, (APC), against zoning the 2023 presidential slot to the northern part of the country, noting that doing so could lead to a crisis. The Ondo State governor, who gave the warning in a statement yesterday, insisted that it is the southern part of the country to produce the next president. In the statement, titled, “Our party, APC, must tread the path of equity“, said the agreement reached when APC micro-zoned party’s offices during its National Convention must be…

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2023 Presidency: ‘Stop misleading Southerners’ – APC chieftain slams Akeredolu

Aminu Imam

…Says governor ‘lacks the moral justification to clamour for power shift to South’ Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ogun State, has been advised to stop misleading his southern counterparts in their quest for power shift to the region in 2023. Speaking with newsmen yesterday over the controversial issue of zoning of presidency to the southern region of the country, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Garus Gololo, said there was no part of Nigeria’s Constitution where zoning is enshrined. Gololo further said Akeredolu, who failed to deliver the party…

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Anti-open grazing: “el-Rufa’i’s attack on Southern govs devious” ? Akeredolu

Aminu Imam

…Says it’s a hysteric ploy to externalise banditry  The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has lambasted the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, on his position that the anti-open grazing law promulgated by some southern governors is not implementable. Akeredolu described el-Rufai’s attack on Southern governors as devious and a hysteric ploy to externalise banditry, saying the statement credited to Kaduna State governor showed that el-Rufa’i belongs to a class of an unenviable ilk masquerading as leaders. Akeredolu, in a statement signed by his Commissioner for Information…

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2023: APC future uncertain ,  Akeredolu laments

Aminu Imam

..Says Supreme Court judgment against Buni leadership Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has expressed fear over the future of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the future of the party is uncertain following the Supreme Court judgment over the Ondo State governorship election. Akeredolu, who stated this while featuring on a television programme yesterday, said the judgment exposed the ruling party to a bleak political future which might affect the party in future elections. The governor who said he has strong reservations about the Supreme Court judgment on the…

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Insecurity: ”Nigerians living in fear”,  Akeredolu tells Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, (SAN), has raised the alarm that Nigerians are living in fear over the unending insecurity across the country. Akeredolu stated this while receiving members of the Governing Board of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) led by its Chairman, Amb Godknows Boladie Igali, to his office in Akure, the State capital. He lamented that, “The people are living in fear and something must be done urgently to address the situation and restore hope to the minds of the people. Akeredolu…

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Ondo Election: Supreme Court Upholds Akeredolu’s Victory

Ishaku Yohanna
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Ishaku Yohanna The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. With a split decision of four-to-three, Akeredolu’s victory was affirmed after four of the seven justices of the Supreme Court that heard the case upheld his candidacy in the October 10, 2020 election in the state, while three other justices disagreed with the majority judgement, insisting that Akeredolu’s candidacy in that election is a nullity. In the majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel…

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Akeredolu wins at Ondo election tribunal

Aminu Imam

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the State capital, has struck out a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), against the return of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), as governor. The petition, filed by PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede, was struck out for want of jurisdiction by the three-man panel led by Justice Abubakar Umar. The tribunal, in its virtual judgment, said the issues raised in the petition are internal affairs and management challenges of a political party which it has no jurisdiction…

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‘You can’t order herders out of Ondo’, Presidency replies Akeredolu

Aminu Imam

The presidency has reacted to the directive of  Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who gave herders a seven-day ultimatum to vacate forests in the State. Picture Caption: Fulani herdsmen The governor, who said the decision was taken as a result of rising insecurity in the state, added that “bad elements” have turned the forest reserves into hideouts for keeping victims of kidnapping, negotiating for ransom and carrying out other criminal activities. But reacting in a statement on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman,Garba Shehu, said the action could set off a chain…

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Ondo: Akeredolu gives herdsmen ultimatum to vacate forest reserves, bans night grazing

Aminu Imam
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has given a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen to immediately vacate forest reserves within the State. The Governor declared this during an interactive meeting with the leadership of the Hausa/Fulani and Ebira communities in the State, which was held at the  Governor’s office, in Akure, the State capital,. Akeredolu who fumed over the nefarious activities of the herdsmen across the State yesterday, stated that his administration will not fold its arms and allow a few individuals to turn the State into a haven of dare-devil criminals.…

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Akeredolu receives Certificate of Return

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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and the Deputy Governor-elect, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa, have received Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Akeredolu also yesterday told his estranged deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, to resign from his position if he has any honour. The Ondo State governor received the certificate yesterday from the Ondo State INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ambassador Rufus Akeju, at the headquarters of the commission in Akure, the state capital. The governor commended the INEC for the successful conduct of the election on…

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