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‎Ondo West Constituency II is founded upon a shared history, culture, and values, and Honourable Akinboni Koleola Benson OSEBABA believes that unity is our greatest strength as a community. ‎ ‎Osebaba acknowledges that progress is most effective when communities advance collectively.  He greatly values the significance of traditional institutions, cultural heritage, and mutual respect in maintaining peace and social harmony throughout the constituency. For him, development must safeguard identity while embracing growth. ‎ ‎His vision is to foster unity by encouraging dialogue, respect, and cooperation among all groups. By supporting cultural initiatives and reinforcing community bonds,  Osebaba aims to cultivate a constituency where diversity is respected and everyone experiences a sense of belonging. ‎ ‎For Osebaba, unity is not merely a concept; it is the foundation upon which enduring development and peaceful coexistence are established. ‎ ‎E GBOHUN SOKE! OSEBABA! ‎©️ Oseba...

By Our Correspondent  Engineer Kayode Ojo has formally declared his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, amidst a dramatic boycott by key APC leaders and executives. It was   gathered that thousands of supporters gathered at the APC State Secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, chanting solidarity songs and pledging support for Ojo's ambition. Despite the absence of top APC officials, Ojo described the turnout as "a sign of genuine love and people's desire for change". “I am not surprised or bothered by the absence of some leaders. What matters most to me is the overwhelming support of ordinary party members and the people of Ekiti. They are the ones who will vote,” Ojo declared to loud applause. “Despite the government’s attempt to frustrate us with road blockages and restriction of taxis and motorcycles, our people still came out in large numbers. This show of solidarity strengthens my belief that victory is certain.” Ojo while...

AJILO SUPPORT GROUP RE: ONDO EAST GROUP DECLARATION OF ROTATIONAL ONDO EAST/WEST REPS SEAT The attention of Ajilo Support Group has been drawn to a resolution purportedly emanating from an All Progressives Congress (APC) group meeting held at Bolorunduro, wherein a call was made for a rotational arrangement for the House of Representatives seat in favour of Ondo East Local Government.  This call is being made under the false narrative of the marginalisation of Ondo East in the representation of the Ondo East/West Federal Constituency since 1999. As a responsible political movement in APC, 'Ajilo Support Group' cannot afford to ignore this misleading narrative, especially as it is clearly designed to hoodwink the innocent and well-meaning people of Ondo State into believing that this agenda is just and equitable. Far from it. The following data clearly shows the equitable distribution of representation between Ondo East and Ondo West since 1999: 1. Hon. Dejo Akinnifesi (1999 - 2...

The Engineer Kayode Ojo Campaign Organization has lodged a formal protest with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), rejecting the provisional clearance granted to its principal, Engr. Kayode Ojo, by the Ekiti State Governorship Screening Committee. In a petition addressed to the APC National Chairman and copied to other key party officials, the campaign organization described the committee’s finding—that Ojo failed to secure the mandatory five valid nominators per local government—as “baseless” and “founded on a fraudulent party register.” The group insisted that Engr. Ojo fully complied with Article 9(1) of the APC Constitution and Paragraph 6(c) of the party’s Guidelines for Nomination of Candidates. It further presented affidavits and membership slips of Ojo’s nominators, whom it described as registered, financially up-to-date members of the APC. According to the petition, the nominators include immediate past members of the Ekiti State House ...

The Engineer Kayode Ojo For Governor Group in Emure Local Government Area is set for a show of strength in support of their preferred aspirant, Engineer Kayode Ojo. According to a statement signed by the Pioneer Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kola Adefemi, a meeting has been scheduled to drive home their dream. Rt. Hon. Adefemi said the team has put in place a 5-man team from each ward , comprising two leaders and three coordinators as well as other lovers of Engineer Kayode Ojo in the local government area to embark on the show of strength. It is also expected that the leadership of Engineer Kayode Ojo at the state level is expected to grace the occasion. The Ekiti Pioneer Speaker expressed the hope that the level of support being received by Engineer Kayode Ojo from all quarters shows the signal that the October primary election of the All Progressives Congress would be in his favour.

Re: Unfounded Petition Against Engr. Kayode Ojo Before the APC Screening Committee The attention of the Engr. Kayode Ojo Campaign Organisation has been drawn to a widely circulated news report regarding a frivolous petition filed by a group masquerading as "concerned stakeholders." We wish to state categorically that the allegations of disloyalty and anti-party activities are utterly baseless, unfounded, and a mere child's play by a desperate losing team who have run out of viable ideas to compete in the political arena but left with mean tactics It is both laughable and pathetic that the sponsors of this petition, who are clearly acting on the behalf of the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) camp, have resorted to scavenging for old photographs of Engr. Kayode Ojo with former chieftains of the party, which they are now misrepresenting as evidence of wrongdoing, anti party and alliance with oppositions. This is the height of political desperation and a clear indication of thei...

PRESS STATEMENT  We read with dismay, a write up fabricated by some purveyors of wrong narratives with the intention to mislead and discourage the staunch supporters of our leading Aspirant, Hon. Ife Ehindero. The statement was deliberately tailored to wrongly echo to the public that Ehindero cannot participate in the  By-election for Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency vacant seat in the House of Representatives . The write-up obviously short of accurate information also claimed that seven aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket had joined forces with one Hon. Olumide Araoyinbo, stating literally that some party leaders have dropped Ife Ehindero for Araoyinbo and that Ife Ehindero cannot exercise his franchise basically because he is from the same Constituency with the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.  For the purpose of clarity for the general public, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, who had earlier won the Reps Seat, is from Ako...

Ifesowapo Amuludun Elders and Youths Forum has once again appreciated President Bola Tinubu for finally laying to rest, political issues in Ondo State by asking the House of Assembly to transmit power to Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to become Acting Governor. The President of the Forum, Oladimeji Abimbola stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure. Abimbola said that governance had been halted for some time due to various interests and appreciated the president for being interested in good governance for the people of the state. The President, who prayed for the quick recovery of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, urged Aiyedatiwa to forgive and forget and focus on governance to further prevent the state from losing out. "We appreciate the father of our party, President Bola Tinubu for the second intervention in solving the political quagmire in Ondo State. The time for governance is now, Aiyedatiwa should focus on delivering as all eyes will be on h...

In anticipation of the forthcoming Bye-election for the Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency, a multitude of aspirants from diverse political backgrounds have expressed their interest in representing the constituents, sanctioned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). One standout candidate among this pool of contenders is Hon. Juwon Abdulateef Saka, a native son with deep roots in both local governments comprising the federal constituency.  Hailing from Ogotun Afa in Okeagbe, he boasts familial connections to Irun, Ogbagi Akoko, and Ekan in Ikare Akoko. His upbringing and education have intricately woven him into the fabric of these communities.  He attended LA Primary in Okeagbe Akoko and VICTORY COLLEGE in Ikare Akoko before graduating from OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, Ile-Ife, Osun State. What sets Hon. Juwon Abdulateef Saka apart is his unique background, spanning 16 years of residence in Spain and exposure to diverse cultures in the UK, US...

The people of Kogi East Senatorial District, who trooped out in their thousands in Anyigba on Saturday to demonstrate their solid support for the All Progressives Congress' governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, have promised to strengthen the unity of the state by delivering massively for the APC in the November 11 governorship election in the state .  The Igala indigenes, especially the critical stakeholders of the Social Democratic Party, Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, who defected publicly to the ruling APC at the Kogi East Senatorial District Rally, as well as other illustrious Igala sons and daughters, said the crowd witnessed on Saturday was an unprecedented one of in the history of electioneering in Kogi East.  They promised to deliver massively for the APC in the election to pave the way for the continuity of what they described as the detribalised and purposeful leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello, which had brought unity and sincere development...

The people of Kogi West have called on well meaning sons and daughters of the senatorial district to take a second look at the recent activities of Senator Smart Adeyemi, and realise that he desperately needs their help to overcome the fear of the unknown, which they said had allegedly made him to start exhibiting what they described as "severe signs of depression" .  The Kogi West leaders, in a statement in reaction to Adeyemi's Channels TV interview on Wednesday, said his utterances were totally devoid of logic, especially as regards a state "where he has absolutely no followership."  The statement, signed on behalf of over 4,000 Okun indigenes, across all wards, by the Coordinator, Kogi Collective Interest Group, Abdul-Ganiyu Yusuf, challenged Adeyemi, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District in the 9th Assembly, to go to his ward to demonstrate his popularity to Nigerians, insisting that he would be booed as a result of non-performance while in office. ...

... Seeks Assembly's help to restore Govt for effective governance PRESS RELEASE A CALL ON THE ONDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY TO PASS A RESOLUTION EMPOWERING THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF ONDO STATE TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS THE ACTING GOVERNOR PENDING THE RESUMPTION OF HIS EXCELLENCY, ARAKUNRIN ROTIMI AKEREDOLU SAN BACKGROUND It is not in doubt that the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN returned to Nigeria from his three-months medical leave on the 7th of September, 2023 and resumed the next day at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. He has remained there for a cumulative period of over thirty-six days . Although, he made two public appearances, that is, when he held A State Exco meeting and when he received the national leadership of the APC. Nothing has been heard from him since then in terms of performance of his duties as Governor.  In that, he has not summoned any State Exco meeting, he did not address the state on independence day, he has not attended th...

. .. Seeks intervention from security agencies The Commissioner of police and the Director of Department of Secret Service in Ondo state have been called upon to call to order the secretary to the state government, Princess Oladunni Odu who is allegedly mobilising some women across the state to hold a sponsored solidarity protest in support of the planned but stalled impeachment of the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa . One of the foremost political leaders in Ondo state politics, Mrs. Ojune Mabayomije, President Ondo South Women Progressives forum raised that alarm that the SSG, Oladunni Odu has made available fund to mobilise women as a pressure group to give credence to the ill concieved impeachment move of the state house of assembly as instigated by some cabal in the political caucus of the governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu. This latest move by the SSG is clearly inimical to the subsisting court injunction that ordered for a hold on impeachment process of the deputy governo...

.  The Kogi State Chairman of the African Democratic Party (ADC), Kingsley Oga, and other members of the party across the three senatorial districts have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The ADC chieftains and members, on Friday, collapsed their entire structure into the APC and endorsed the party's candidate, Usman Ododo, for the November 11 governorship election.  The only ADC State Assembly member, Hon. Idowu Ibikunle, representing Yagba West State Constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly, also declared his support for the APC candidate, saying her would campaign widely for him despite being an ADC House of Assembly member.  Addressing party members during the defection on Friday, Oga affirmed his position as the state chairman of the ADC but noted that the ADC members in the state had decided to abandon the ADC candidate and work for Ododo.  According to him, among all the governorship candidates for the November 11 gubernatorial ele...

The people of Kogi State have been asked to provide the opportunity for the consolidation of the outstanding dividends of democracy that have been visibly provided by the All Progressives Congress in the state, by voting for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, in the November 11 governorship election.  The National Campaign Council for the Kogi State Governorship Election urged Kogites not to vote for strangers whose stock-in-trade was propaganda but sustain the trajectory of development in Kogi State by voting en masse for the APC.  Members of the National Campaign Council gave the charge at the official flag-off of the Kogi State All Progressives Congress Governorship Campaign and the official presentation of flag to the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo, in Lokoja, on Sunday.  Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the event, expressed the optimism that the APC would win the November 11 governorship election resoundingly, ...

* AIYEDATIWA: INJURY TO ONE IS INJURY TO ALL. * I read an article published on Nairaland by a faceless group, where it was alleged that there is crisis in the camp of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, H. E. Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Unfortunately, Aiyedatiwa does not have a camp but a team of valuable, intelligent and strategic individuals who are not after money but who see injustice as an ailment that needs to be fought seriously. It was alleged that Aiyedatiwa is angry with Prince Poroye Biyi who is the coordinator of the Aiyedatiwa team, about how monies meant for legal processes have been hiked to allow Poroye get kickback. It is indeed laughable and a sign of defeat. As I write now, Prince Poroye is busy eating and winning together in Abuja. On a more serious note, Prince Poroye, apart from being a strategist is a man of high integrity who fights not for money but for justice. Since these faceless guys don’t know history, they should ask Mimiko, Jimoh Ibrahim and Akeredolu. In 2016...

Over 70 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)  that have been in the struggle for credible elections in Nigeria for over 20 years have called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to urgently ensure that politicians stoking violence in the state with inciting statements and political brigandage that have led to loss of lives and property are made to face the law.  The CSOs specifically called on the IGP to declare the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),  Muritala Ajaka, wanted, if he continues to ignore Police invitations for investigations  into acts of political violence in the state, moves about with "suspected thugs armed to the teeth" and undermines security efforts of the Police and other agencies as stated in a recent statement by the Kogi State Police Command.  The Coalition for Credible Elections in Nigeria (CCE), Kogi State Young Professionals, and concerned civic...

A former House of Representatives member who represented Idah Federal Constituency in Kogi State, Hon. Ismail Inah Hussein, popularly known as Soul Lover, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress, along with hundreds of supporters.  Soul Lover was on Friday dressed and decorated with APC’s robes by the Kogi State Party Chairman, Abdullahi Bello, in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, as a sign that he had fully pitched his tent with the ruling party.  Inah,  a dedicated member of  PDP in Kogi State, attributed his decision to join the APC to his desire to contribute to the development of Kogi State and the country as a whole.  He said the APC government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, had instituted unity, security and overall development of the state, hence, his decision to support the APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Usman Ododo, for consolidation.  Speaking during his admission into the party,  witnessed by...

.. .... says Aiyedatiwa and his followers are laws abiding citizens The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, H. E. Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his allies read with dismay, the allegations by a faceless group called Arise For Change and Good Governance that Aiyedatiwa and his allies are planning to cause mayhem and distabilize Ondo State. We hereby wish to state categorically that Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his followers across Ondo State and beyond are peace loving people who believe in the rule of law. It’s not possible for us to be in court and still be fighting on the streets.  It’s either that we are fighting or that we go to court. But as for us, we have chosen to go the way of the law. Akure is our land, the people living there are our people, and we can’t be fighting our own people. We have never mentioned anywhere of any plan to fight anybody. All that we have been propagating is that those involved in the impeachment plan should respect the rule of the law by obeying court order(s). It is...

The Ofu Local Government chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has welcomed over 500 new members into its fold ahead of the 2023 Governorship elections in the state.  A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Oduh Akowe, along with his supporters from PDP, SDP and NNPP, were, on Tuesday evening, received into the party at the Ofu Local Government Secretariat Ugwolawo.  The event was graced by high-profile politicians such as the APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Elder Joel Salifu Oyibo; Kogi East Zonal Chairman of APC, Hon. Muhammed Nasiru Alfa; Senator representing Kogi East, Isah Jibrin Echocho; House of Representatives member for Idah Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. David Idris Zacharias; and Kogi State House of Assembly member for Ofu constituency, Hon. Seidu Shehu Amodu, among others.  The Zonal Chairman of the party, Alfa who welcomed the new members assured them that they would be fully integrated and given equal opportunity to...