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Former House of Representative aspirant for Akure South/Akure North Constituency under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Babatunde Faro has congratulated the winner of the People’s Democratic Party primaries, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, on his emergence as PDP’s flagbearer in the November 16 guber election in the state
In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, he described the victory as well deserved.
He opined that there was no winner or loser at the polls, noting that the PDP has done the needful to put his house in order and ready to give leadership that Ondo State people desires.
“I write to express my heartfelt congratulations to you, Your Excellency, on your victory at the primaries of our great party. I have no doubt that you will be victorious at the forthcoming November 16 gubernatorial election.
“I have no doubt in my mind that our party, PDP, will sail to victory in the election under your leadership and guidance “
While applauding delegates for their peaceful conduct, he also appreciated all other contestants who displayed a high sense of sportsmanship and decorum during and after the primary election.
On the readiness of the party to take over power at the Alagbaka Government house, the party Chieftain expressed optimism, stressing that leadership starts at the home front and that the PDP has demonstrated it during yesterday’s primary election.
“I called on party faithful and supporters to work assiduously for the party to to ensure the party is returned elected to the Alagbaka seat of government”, Hon. Faro said
The Ilaje Development Summit Group (IDSG) has Congratulated his Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on his victory in securing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
The Executive Administrator Ilaje Development Summit Group (IDSG), Rev. Adesola Omogbeminiyi Adebawo in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Akure the state capital said Governor Aiyedatiwa’s nomination as the APC flag bearer is not only a testament to his exceptional leadership qualities, but also indicative of his widespread acceptance among his party faithfuls in Ondo State as well as a historic moment for the Ilaje community.
According to him, “Aiyedatiwa ‘s achievement highlights the APC’s commitment to inclusivity and recognition of the diverse talents and capabilities within our great state.
“As a non-partisan organization dedicated to the advancement and development of the Ilaje people, IDSG commends the APC for its decision to nominate an Ilaje candidate. This bold step reaffirms our belief in the power of unity and diversity to drive progress and prosperity for all.
“We applaud Governor Aiyedatiwa for his exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the betterment of Ondo State. Under his visionary leadership, we have no doubt that our beloved state will continue to thrive and flourish.
We call upon all other contestants as well as all residents of Ondo State to join us in rallying behind His Excellency, united in our shared vision for a brighter future for our state.
Congratulations once again to His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on this well-deserved victory.
Signed,
Rev. Adesola Omogbeminiyi Adebawo Executive Administrator Ilaje Development Summit Group (IDSG)
ONDO PDP GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY: BAYELSA STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, EWHRUDJAKPO HEADS ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Primary Election, scheduled for Thursday, 25th April, 2024 will be conducted by a 7-man Primary Election Committee, headed by Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
Seven aspirants were cleared by the Senator Sam Egwu Screening Committee to participate in the primary election.
The International Culture and Events Centre (The Dome), Akure is the venue for the exercise. A total of 627 Delegates from the 18 Local Government Areas of the State are expected to elect the standard bearer of the party for the November 16, 2024 Governorship election.
Accreditation of Delegates will commence at 10:00am. All those who are not Delegates or have no business at the venue are advised to keep a reasonable distance from the arena.
Kennedy Ikantu Peretei.
State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Ondo State.
The Seven PDP aspirants are:
Otunba Bamidele Akingboye – Businessman and philanthropist
Hon. Agboola Ajayi – Former Ondo State Deputy Governor
Chief Sola Ebiseni – Former commissioner and chieftain of Afenifere
Adeniyi Adegbonmire SAN, Senator Representing Ondo Central Senatorial District has congratulated the State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on his emergence as the governoship candidate of the party, The All Progressives Congress for the November 16 gubernatorial election.
Adegbonmire in a statement described Aiyedatiwa’s victory “as the will of party faithfuls”
He commended the efforts of all aspirants during the electioneering process and appealed to all party members to close ranks and ensure the victory of the Governor come November, 2024. He said this was necessary in the overall interest of the state and APC.
The federal lawmaker equally requested that the Governor, His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, extend an hand of brotherhood to his co- contestants and other aggrieved party members. This he said is important for the victory of the party in November, 2024.
Part of the statement read thus; ” I write to express my heartfelt congratulations to you, Your Excellency, on your victory at the primaries of our great party. I have no doubt that you will be victorious at the forthcoming November 16 gubernatorial election.
I’m confident that APC will cruise to victory in the election under your leadership and direction.
I call on all our party members and supporters all over the state and particularly, Ondo Central Senatorial District, to come together as one united family and ensure victory for the APC at the November 2024 election ” he said.
It would be recalled that His Excellency, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa emerged victorious at the primaries of the APC held on Saturday April 20,2024 having been declared winner by the Governorship Election Committee of the APC headed by His Excellency, Hon. Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State.
Ondo APC Primary : Adegbonmire Congratulates Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa On his Emergence As Party’s Flag bearer.
Adeniyi Adegbonmire SAN, Senator Representing Ondo Central Senatorial District has congratulated the State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on his emergence as the governoship candidate of the party, The All Progressives Congress for the November 16 gubernatorial election.
Adegbonmire in a statement described Aiyedatiwa’s victory “as the will of party faithfuls”
He commended the efforts of all aspirants during the electioneering process and appealed to all party members to close ranks and ensure the victory of the Governor come November, 2024. He said this was necessary in the overall interest of the state and APC.
The federal lawmaker equally requested that the Governor, His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, extend an hand of brotherhood to his co- contestants and other aggrieved party members. This he said is important for the victory of the party in November, 2024.
Part of the statement read thus; ” I write to express my heartfelt congratulations to you, Your Excellency, on your victory at the primaries of our great party. I have no doubt that you will be victorious at the forthcoming November 16 gubernatorial election.
I’m confident that APC will cruise to victory in the election under your leadership and direction.
I call on all our party members and supporters all over the state and particularly, Ondo Central Senatorial District, to come together as one united family and ensure victory for the APC at the November 2024 election ” he said.
It would be recalled that His Excellency, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa emerged victorious at the primaries of the APC held on Saturday April 20,2024 having been declared winner by the Governorship Election Committee of the APC headed by His Excellency, Hon. Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State.
Odatiwa Youth and Young Women Structure for Good Governance has congratulated his Excellency, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on his recent feat of clinching the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to become the candidate of the party.
The National Coordinator of the Group, Coordinator EHO Grace Aderonke Atoyebi, while speaking with journalists on the victory in Akure, said it was a testament that the party members and people of the state believed in the leadership quality of Mr Governor.
Atoyebi, who also urged his fellow contestants to support the governor so that the party will still be in power beyond 2025, hailed Governor Usman Ododo-led committee for ensuring a peaceful election.
She later urged the governor to be magnanimous in victory by ensuring that he reached out to all other aspirants.
“The name of the governor has shown that he is a child of destiny , the mordecai of ondo state and I want to congratulate him on the success of the the primary on behalf of my group. This shows that he has widespread acceptability amongst the people and party members. We must now support him to succeed and become the governor beyond 2025,” she said.
Honorable Princess Olawumi Annah Fayemi-Obayelu Ondo State House Of Assembly Member Representing Ilaje Constituency II, has extended her warmest congratulations to His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa on his resounding victory in yesterday primary election.
According to the statement signed by her S.A Media, youth and students, Mr. Lemadoro Felix Ife; your emergence as the flag bearer of our great party ahead of the state’s general election is a testament to your exceptional leadership and dedication to the people of Ondo State.
We celebrate your triumph and look forward to your continued visionary leadership, which has brought progress and development to our dear state. Please accept our heartfelt congratulations once again.
An NGO, Aduro Foundation, on Monday, inaugurated a solar-powered borehole it donated to Igbisin-Oloto community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, Dr Tony Aduro, said that the project was motivated by the quest to end the perennial water challenges facing the community.
He also identified the need for development to go round the communities through provision of qualitative education, good food and hygienic water, which were the three main focus of his foundation, as being behind the project.
According to him, after educating the people, there is the need for provision of good food and hygienic water for them.
“Aduro foundation constructed the borehole to end the long-time water challenges and provide hygienic water in order to avert surging cholera and other cases associated with impure water.
“During the inauguration of the library and laboratory at Igboegunrin recently, Kabiyesi requested for a borehole in his community, I felt obliged, more so that he did not request for personal gain,” he said.
The business mogul, however, promised to extend the projects of the NGO from the communities to other towns and cities across the state.
The host traditional ruler who is the Oloto of Igbinsin-Oloto kingdom, Oba Michael Seewo, lauded the project and expressed joy over the prompt response to his request, even as he allayed the fear of any water-borne disease in the community.
“On behalf of my family and my kingdom, I prayed for good health for you; you will succeed in all your endeavours and God will continue to abide with you and your family,” he prayed.
While performing the inauguration, the Jegun of Idepe-Okitpupa, Oba Michael Adetoye-Obatuga, poured encomiums on the organisation, describing him as a great philanthropist.
He called on other sons and daughters of the Ikale extraction to emulate the philanthropist and urged residents of the community to maintain and guard the project jealousy.
The foundation had aided education through award of scholarships to students, construction of boreholes in about eight communities as well as libraries and science laboratories in some schools and establishment of Aduro Farms.
Other traditional rulers at the inauguration as well as residents of the community took part in the drinking of water from the new borehole.
Prominent gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Omo’ba Jimi Odimayo has voiced grave concerns over alleged irregularities in the ongoing APC primaries.
Odimayo has highlighted significant discrepancies between official communications from the State Working Committee and purported directives from Governor Aiyedatiwa to the National Working Committee.
During a stakeholders meeting held recently, Odimayo brought to light findings that indicate deviations from party guidelines, particularly concerning the deployment of returning and electoral officers in their wards of origin, in violation of party regulations.
He expressed dismay over reported assaults on his supporters who sought to exercise their franchise, noting that only supporters of the incumbent Governor Aiyedatiwa were permitted to participate in the voting process while other aspirant supporters were subjected to harassment and prevented from casting their votes.
Odimayo alleged that elections did not take place in all of the two hundred and three wards, as voters were allegedly barred from voting by suspected thugs believed to be affiliated with the incumbent Governor Aiyedatiwa.
These actions, according to Odimayo, not only undermine the principles of fair play but also contravene the core tenets of the APC.
Consequently, he has called upon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and the leadership of the APC to intervene and ensure the cancellation of the ongoing primaries, with a fresh primary election scheduled and conducted with transparency, fairness, and justice.
Odimayo emphasized the importance of upholding the integrity of the party’s internal processes and urged all stakeholders to prioritize the collective interests of the APC and the people of Ondo State.
He reiterated his commitment to ensuring that every aspirant is afforded a fair chance, and democratic ideals are upheld without compromise.
Victor Adedeji, Director of Media and Publicity to Omo’ba Jimi Odimayo,
Ondo State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Hon. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye has denied ever assaulting journalist working with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Mr Tayo Ikujuni at the venue of All Progressives Congress (APC) Congress in Oba -Ile.
Yusuf-Ogunleye said this when he visited the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)leadership under comrade Leke Adegbite at the press centre to state his own side of the event that occurred, saying he didn’t collect phone from the journalist.
He said he only asked for the identity of the man(journalist) based on information he heard about him and that he walked away from d scene without any further argument when he identified himself as a journalist.
He said that he hold journalists and the profession in high esteem and would not do anything to bring the profession or any of her members to disrepute, less of assaulting them.
Yusuf-Ogunleye said he visited the press centre in accordance with the request of the state NUJ chairman and also apologised to the journalist on behalf of the alleged ‘party boys’ who might have assaulted the him at the venue, adding that he never ordered anyone to do such in his behalf.
Though! He complained that he was not given fair hearing before going to the press, but still appreciated the union for inviting him and was happy to quickly visit the press centre to resolve the matter.
According to the commissioner, the issue was resolved by the leadership of the Union while the duo embraced each other.
This is as he noted that the election in Oba Ile was peaceful, free and fair.
Expresses Confidence in Odimayo’s Victory in Securing APC Ticket
… As He Directs Supporters Statewide to Vote Odimayo in Tomorrow’s Primaries
The former Secretary to the Ondo State Government and incumbent NDDC Executive Director of Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde Abena, has thrown his full support behind Jimi Odimayo in the upcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries.
In a resounding endorsement, Hon. Abegunde expressed unwavering confidence in Odimayo’s ability to secure the APC ticket for the forthcoming elections. He affirmed his belief in Odimayo’s leadership qualities, vision, and commitment to advancing the interests of Ondo State and its people.
As the countdown to the primaries narrows, the political juggernaut called upon his supporters and constituents across Ondo State to rally behind Odimayo and cast their votes in his favour. He emphasized the importance of unity within the party and urged all stakeholders to unite behind Odimayo’s aspiration to ensure a decisive victory in the governorship election.
He further stated that Odimayo’s aspiration represents a fresh perspective and a promising future for Ondo State, with a focus on inclusive governance, economic prosperity, and social development.
Victor Adedeji, Director of Media and Publicity to Omo’ba Jimi Odimayo,
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