Voters in Ondo State are going to the polls today, November 26 to elect a new governor that would take over from Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure expires in February 2017.
Despite the call for postponement by some of the parties, the governorship election in Ondo State will hold on Saturday as scheduled.
There is an increased tempo of campaigns and political activities by the various actors.
The drumbeats of war are dying down.
The candidates are reaching out. And as the Election Day draws near,
the candidates and their parties are
becoming even more
conscious that the voter armed with his voter card is king. So much had gone into preparations for the elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Tuesday that all was set for the exercise. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, all the sensitive and non-sensitive materials are on ground for the election.
Ad-hoc staff have been trained, stakeholders have been sensitized
and security has been mobilized.”
The race is now before the
candidates, whose only goal is to win and become the next governor of Ondo State. Having emerged from their
respective party primaries as victors, they are prepared to test their popularity among the electorates whose votes would determine their fate
on Saturday. About 28 political parties and their candidates
are standing for the coming election.
However, only four of the parties have shown seriousness in the race. This
informed the invitation of only
four candidates for the Ondo 2016
governorship debate which held in Akure on Monday. The candidates are
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC; Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy, AD; Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP; and Olu Agunloye of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
In this page you will get all live reports, news latest updates as the day’s events unfolds.
There is an increased tempo of campaigns and political activities by the various actors.
The drumbeats of war are dying down.
The candidates are reaching out. And as the Election Day draws near,
the candidates and their parties are
becoming even more
conscious that the voter armed with his voter card is king. So much had gone into preparations for the elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Tuesday that all was set for the exercise. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, all the sensitive and non-sensitive materials are on ground for the election.
Ad-hoc staff have been trained, stakeholders have been sensitized
and security has been mobilized.”
The race is now before the
candidates, whose only goal is to win and become the next governor of Ondo State. Having emerged from their
respective party primaries as victors, they are prepared to test their popularity among the electorates whose votes would determine their fate
on Saturday. About 28 political parties and their candidates
are standing for the coming election.
However, only four of the parties have shown seriousness in the race. This
informed the invitation of only
four candidates for the Ondo 2016
governorship debate which held in Akure on Monday. The candidates are
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC; Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy, AD; Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP; and Olu Agunloye of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
In this page you will get all live reports, news latest updates as the day’s events unfolds.
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