Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police have arrested a People’s Democratic Party House of Representatives’ aspirant in Orolu Federal constituency, Osun State, Moshood Adejare, and 15 others for allegedly being in possession of customised Independent National Electoral Commission tags. They were also found with face caps and jackets with the inscription, ‘INEC Osun 2018 Election Observer’ […] …
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Osun rerun: PDP agent missing in Ile-Ife polling unit
There was drama at the Ward 7, Unit 12 Polling Unit in Adereti village, Ife South Local Government Area, as a PDP agent in the ongoing governorship rerun election in Osun State was missing on duty. An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Stephen Oyewande, said he could not explain why the PDP agent […] …
BREAKING: ‘Coup’, not election ongoing in Osun – Adeleke
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, SenatorAdemola Adeleke, has described the ongoing rerun election in seven units in the state as a ‘coup ‘. Adeleke, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said that supporters of the PDP were being denied access to ballot papers in […] …
Osun rerun: REC assures adequate security, says ballot box snatching impossible
The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has assured the electorate, voting at the state rerun election, of adequate security as voting process commences on Thursday. Agbaje gave the assurance when he visited the polling unit at Ward 5, Unit 17, on Adewale Street, Alekuwodo Area in Osogbo. He said INEC and the […] …
#OsunDecides2018: “What Omisore Told Me About Endorsing Candidate” – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister, has accused Iyiola Omisore of betrayal over his endorsement of Gboyega Isiaka in today’s re-run election in Osun State. Mr Fani-Kayode said in a statement to that the Social Democratic Party candidate assured him on Tuesday that he would not back the All Progressives Congress in the re-run, describing […]
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Osun: Omisore caves in to FG’s pressure, supports APC in rerun
Olusola Fabiyi, Olufemi Atoyebi, Femi Makinde and Friday Olokor The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Wednesday said he had agreed to work for the ruling All Progressives Congress in today’s rerun of the Osun State governorship election. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading […] …
SDP opposes Omisore’s alliance with APC
John Alechenu and Femi Makinde One of the national leaders of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has pledged the support of the party to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, in the governorship rerun election holding on Thursday. Falae, reportedly called Adeleke on the telephone on Wednesday to disown Senator […] …
Osun election : Pro-Atiku group threatens to sue INEC
Peter Dada, Akure As the supplementary governorship election is holding in Osun State on Thursday, a group under the auspices of the Atiku Democratic Movement in Ondo State has said it would take a legal action against the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission, should they involve in any form of electoral […] …
Osun rerun needless, PPC, RPN gov candidates tell INEC
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The candidate of the Providence People’s Congress, Prof Ife Adewumi, and the candidate of the Restoration Party of Nigeria, Mrs. Mercy Ayodele, have told the Independent National Electoral Commission that the rerun election holding in seven polling units on Thursday is unnecessary. Adewumi and Ayodele said this on Wednesday in separate interviews with […] …