The convener of Progressive Coastal Drive, Princess Olawumi Annah Fayemi of Mahin Ward 4 in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State do congratulates Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN and Lucky Ayedatiwa on the official flag-off of the AKETIDATIWA 2020 campaign.
We at Progressive Coastal Drive with our base in Ilaje and Ese Odo LGAs will strive till we are victorious.
10102020 is our code.
For further details about the Progressive Coastal Drive contact the Convener on 08124421725
Ahead October 10 governorship election in Ondo state, some members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday dumped their parties to join forces with the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) to support the ambition of the state Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi.
While the immediate past Chief of Staff to the state government, Dr Kola Ademujimi led the PDP defectors, Chief Bepie Akintunde led that of APC into the ZLP at a meeting of ZLP in Idanre Local Government area of the State.
Speaking on the defection, Ademujimi said the ranks of PDP was been depleted on daily basis since the primary election that brought in Eyitayo Jegede SAN as candidate of the party.
Ademujimi regretted that the Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi was made to leave the party because of the hostility displayed to him by members of the party in the state.
According to him, Ademujimi, who is the Director General, of Agboola/Gboye Campaign Organization, said he left PDP in order to help realise the ambition of Ajayi as governor of the state
His words “People are defecting from APC, PDP and others ever since the deputy governor picked the governorship ticket of ZLP.
“Agboola Ajayi is out to win this election. Ajayi’s coming to join PDP was an advantage to PDP but they lost it the opportunity. They attacked some of our members because of the Deputy Governor.
Similarly, Mr Jimi Akintade, who led over 100 members of PDP to ZLP in Idanre, said they decided to dump PDP because those they met in PDP were hostile to them.
Akintade said “We went to APC with former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, but we left and joined the deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, when he defected to PDP.
The former Senior Special Assistant (Direct Labour Agency) to Governor Olusegun Mimiko-led administration said: “We were treated like unwanted guests in PDP, that is why we defected to ZLP. ZLP is very accommodating.”
Speaking on the chances of Agboola Ajayi and his running-mate, Engr. Gboye Adegbenro, at the poll, Akintade declared that whoever would win the election in the state would be determined by Idanre Local Government Area.
He noted that whichever party emerged victorious in Idanre Local Government Area would win the election.
Akintade said: “Only two people are contesting. Akeredolu who is running a government for his family by his family, is contesting with Agboola Ajayi.
“It is not yet time for the central, so Jegede is not contesting. The way PDP is treating people from Idanre, PDP cannot win any election here.
“We chose Agboola because whenever he held the fort as acting governor, he paid staff salaries on 24th, 25th day of the month.
“He knows to how to help the downtrodden. He can do better than Akeredolu.”
Chief Bepie Akintunde, who led the APC defectors said: “We left APC because since we had been there, we did not gain anything from them. So we have to defect to ZLP. And ZLP will win the election.”
Receiving the defectors, the leader of ZLP in the Local Government, Dr. Ayewamide Olaiya, declared that the state Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, who is the standard bearer of the party would emerge victorious at the October 10, 2020 gubernatorial election in the state.
He enjoined all members to go home and enlighten the people of the local government to vote for ZLP candidate in the election.
Olaiya said: “We have been working with them(defectors), we will deliver Idanre to ZLP . I still received over 50 from PDP today and over 100 from APC yesterday.
The running-mate of the Deputy Governor, Gboye Adegbenro appreciated the people, and promised that he and Ajayi would not disappoint the people.
He assured that all the people-oriented programmes executed by the former Governor Olusegun Mimiko-led administration would be resuscitated and new one added.
Adegbenro lamented that programmes such as free baby delivery, lighting the streets in Akure have been jettisoned by Governor Akeredolu-led administration.
He assured the people that the ZLP government would review downward school tuition that’s currently not affordable.
He, said “I am convinced that Idanre is secured. I will never disappoint you.”
The Governorship Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, has appealed to all the leaders of the PDP in Ondo South to put every divided interest together and work in unity for the interest of the party to reclaim Ondo State from the ruling APC by October.
Jegede, made the appeal at a stakeholder’s meeting organized by the Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, in order to put an end to all the crisis rocking the Party.
This was as a result of the fall out of the governorship primary and the subsequent announcement of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga as running mate for Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN).
The meeting which took place at the Senator’s country home of Ileoluji, the headquarters of Ileoluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State lasted for hours.
The meeting was aimed on how to reconcile and appease all aggrieved members of the party to ensure the victory of Jegede, and his running mate ahead of October 10, 2020, gubernatorial election. Many issues were raised but there were divergent positions and submissions with some people allegedly refusing to reveal their minds.
However, Banji Okunomo, the only governorship aspirant from Ondo South who graced the meeting expressed his grievances and advised Jegede, to act fast before it getting too late.
The Hope also gathered that Hon Bitire Solomon, one of the aggrieved leaders of the PDP from Ondo South also expressed his anger during the meeting.
Moreover, the meeting ended with a resolution that Jegede should spring into action to meet all the aggrieved members and leaders of the PDP across the six local governments of Ondo South before things got worst for the party ahead of the election.
Meanwhile, other governorship aspirants from the Senatorial District, who were expected to be at the meeting but did not honour nor gave a reason for their absence were: Chief Eddy Olafeso, Chief Sola Ebiseni, Chief Godday Erewa, Senator Boluwaji Kunlere and Otunba Bamidele Akingboye.
In a similar move It would be recalled few days ago, when Okunomo, met with his teaming supporters to remain calm and be focused as the little misunderstanding among the leaders of the party would soon be resolved.
At the meeting held at Donvab Hotel, Ayeka Okitipupa, many supporters and PDP stakeholders across the state in attendance, there, he also thanked them for their support during the primary election and after.
He enjoined his supporters not to swap by the current happening in the party as great future still await them.
Shortly after the inauguration of Aketidatiwa Campaign Committee by the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, members of the group has began a massive campaign mobilization to ensure a second time Governorship victory come 10 October.
The group formed on 26th August , 2020 was to ensure a grassroot awareness and garnered all support needed across the State.
It was gathered that Hon. Nimbe Tawose, among the “Special Interest Group”, alongside Hon. Adamson Orowole and other APC Leaders met in his country Home of Mahintedo, in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo South for immediate responsibilities without delay.
While addressing the Group, Hon. Tawose, saluted the members and new members for the courage to joining the progressive train stating that the beauty of coming together was to work assiduously in ensuring the party’s victory come October 10th, he said.
While appreciating all the members in attendance, and gracing the meeting, he charged the nominated members to stand up to their responsibility and work fervently in achieving success.
The mobilization campaign also welcomed members of PDP, ZLP and EPP at the ward level who were led by Prince Biyi Poroye but was duly represented by Mr Olanrewaju Orowole into APC fold.
In the meantime, the Leaders of the party constituted 30 members in each polling units including women and youths to saddle the affairs of voters mobilization across board.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), condemns the gangster-like outburst by Chief Femi Fani Kayode against the Cross River State Correspondent of the Daily Trust Newspaper, Eyo Charles who asked him a simple question which he felt was embarrassing.
In his reaction, Kayode assaulted the journalist and threatened him for daring to ask such a question.
By denigrating the journalist, Fani Kayode has exposed himself the more as an intolerant and unstable person who will not want his activities closely scrutinised by the Media.
It is instructive to remind the likes of Fani Kayode that it is the Constitutional right of Journalists to monitor and keep a check on people and institutions in power.
By delving into politics and holding political office, Fani Kayode is very conversant with the watchdog role of the media. For him to have embarked on assessment of projects in some states, even though we are yet to be told under what platform, he is doing so, it is proper for the media to hold him to account for his actions and decisions. His reaction was totally unacceptable, dishonourable and reprehensible and we demand for retraction of his untoward, irritating and awkward utterances which negate simple decorum and civility.
We are more shocked that the same Kayode who had in recent times, used his social media handles to call leaders to account is at the same time attacking a Journalist for a simple demand for him to unmask those behind his nationwide tour. He had already visited six states. This is indeed, terribly disappointing.
A councillorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Johnson Faloye in Saturday’s local government election in Ondo State, has accused a serving Commissioner in the state of planning to manipulate the election result.
Faloye said he polled a total of 520 votes in the election to defeat his close rival, Korede Folorunsho of the All Progressives Congress who polled 498 votes.
Faloye had participated in the election held at unit 03 of Oba Ile in Akure North Local Council Area of the state.
Addressing journalists, the SDP councillorship candidate alleged that the Commissioner led thugs to the polling units in the town to hijack ballot papers and other election materials.
Faloye said the Commissioner went to Araromi and Owode to snatch the election materials and disrupt the exercise due to the popularity of the SDP in the community.
He alleged that despite the resistance from the people, the Commissioner went ahead with thugs to thumbprint and stuffed the ballot papers in favor of the council lordship candidate of the APC.
He complained that the action of the Commissioner led to the cancellation of elections in three polling units.
According to him, the election results were cancelled at owode,Araromi and Maternity units by the electoral officers due to the violence perpetrated by the serving Commissioner.
“The election was cancelled at the collation centre at Ejioba High School and Faloye was declared the winner publicly but the commissioner is going about to announce a different result.
“We want the Commissioner to be called to order and let him stay off the election collation Centre in Oba Ile because we reliably learned that he has gone to ODIEC office to manipulate the result of Oba Ile Ward 09.
“We are asking ODIEC to abide by the result that was declared inside the Ejioba Secondary School in Oba Ile collation centre in order to avoid any violence as people are already boiling with anger.
“And we are also pleading with governor (Rotimi Akeredolu) to call his Commissioner to order because we are aware he has perfected plans to manipulate the election results of Oba-Ile.
CLOSURE OF MARKETS AND SHOPS IN AKURE TO OBSERVE AHEREGBE AND AMOLE FESTIVAL
The Palace wish to notify the residents of Akure and its environ that all Markets and Shops in Akure will be shut on Monday 24th August, 2020 and Wednesday 9th September, 2020.
2. The closure becomes necessary as part of the age long tradition in observing the annual Aheregbe and Amole Festival.
The Palace wish to inform residents that no trading or opening of shops under any guise will be allowed on these days.
Residents, Market Women and shop owners are kindly enjoined to comply with this directive.
However, the festival will not in anyway restrict both human and vehicular movement.
Akure a gbe a oo
Signed. Adeyeye Michael Chief Press Secretary to the Deji of Akure. 21st August, 2020
The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has directed that Friday August 21, 2020 be observed as a work-free day.
This directive is to enable residents of the State have adequate time to prepare for the Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2020.
A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo quoted Governor Akeredolu as equally urging the electorate to freely exercise their voting rights just as he called on them to shun violence during the exercise.
“As we are all aware, the Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday August 22, 2020 is yet another opportunity for the citizens of Ondo State to avail themselves of the chance of democratic participation.
“This is particularly imperative in view of the importance of that tier of government as the closest to the grassroots. We cannot therefore, afford to take less advantage of this golden opportunity not only to deepen our democratic structures but to equally decide our leadership contents for optimum development drive.
“In this regard, Mr. Governor has directed that Friday, August 22, be declared a work-free for workers to enable them prepare adequately for the local government election.
“Governor Akeredolu, while urging all citizens of the state to take maximum advantage of the election to freely exercise their rights, enjoins all to shun violence before, during and after the exercise.
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Alfred Ajayi has described the death of Ayo Ogedengbe as a loss not only to his family but to journalism profession , Ondo State, and the nation at large.
This contained in a condolence statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Babatope Okeowo, on Thursday.
“It has come as a rude shock the death of a quintessential journalist, Mr. Ayo Ogendengbe who died in the early hours of Thursday”.
Hon Ajayi prays for the repose of the soul of the veteran journalist and for the family to have the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The Deputy Governor who described death as the necessary end of every human being however noted that the legacies left behind by individuals will speak when he has left for the great beyond.
Hon Ajayi advises journalists to emulate the passion Late Ogendegbe had for his job when he worked as the state-owned media outfit and Ministry of information.
The Chairman, Adetona Aderoboye, executives and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council have received the sudden death of one of the vibrant Veteran journalists in the state, Mr Ayo Ogedengbe with rude shock and disbelief.
In a Press Statement signed by the State Secretary of the Union, Leke Adegbite, NUJ describes late Ogedengbe popularly known as “Oged” in the media industry, was a goal getter, straightforward, bold and disciplined journalist.
The Union also notes with satisfaction various contributions of late Ogedengbe to journalism profession especially broadcasting industry in Ondo state, as he trained many fine broadcasters and journalists who are blossom in the Industry across the world.
Ondo NUJ will not forget the deceased’s vibrancy even in retirement contributed positively to his profession and his Okeagbe Akoko community till his demise.
The late seasoned Journalist and Information Manager, worked at Ondo state Radiovision Corporation (OSRC) where he rose to the position of Director of News and Current affairs, and retired at the State Ministry of Information few years ago.
Mr Ogedengbe died at the early hours of thursday August 20, 2020 at his Oba-ile residence, Akure, during a brief illness and his family will announce his burial programmes soon.
We pray Lord to grant his soul peaceful rest and uphold his family members.
