Tag: Rotimi Akeredolu

Ondo Election: Be magnanimous in victory, Buhari tells Akeredolu

Ishaku Yohanna
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

…Accept defeat, YIAGA Africa urges Jegede, others President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, on his re-election as Governor of Ondo State He urged Gov Akeredolu to be humble and magnanimous in victory, and serve the people of Ondo State even better than how he did in the first term. Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC won in 15 of the 18 local government areas of the state while his rival, Eyitayo Jegede of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP won the remaining three. He polled a…

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Akeredolu inaugurates Amotekun Corps ahead of October 10 governorship election

Ishaku Yohanna

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has called on President Buhari and the Police Service Commission to recruit more police personnel as well as increase funding to the Nigeria Police Commands across the country. He made the call following the commencement of operations by the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps. Governor Akeredolu said new policies have to be developed and water tight strategies adopted which are capable of arresting crimes even before they occur. Governor Akeredolu spoke in Akure at the Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pioneer…

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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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