Governorship

Ondo YPP Campaign Council Demands Immediate Release Of AAC Governorship Candidate, Wizeman, Other Protesters

5 months ago2664 min

The Akinmurele/Obe Governorship Campaign Council, the campaign council of the Young Progressives Party(YPP) in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, John Akinmurele, has demanded an immediate and unconditional release of the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the state, Ajayi Kunle Wizeman by the Nigerian police. The YPP Campaign Council in a statement pn Saturday obtained by SaharaReporters also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters arrested...

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Bill For 6-Year Single Term Presidency, Governorship Passes First Reading In Nigerian House of Reps

5 months ago865 min

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen. Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with 50 other lawmakers, the bill aims to reduce election costs by extending the tenure of these offices. The proposed amendments target...

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Angry Mob Beats Up Ondo Commissioner For Hiding Result Sheets At APC Governorship Primary

8 months ago1183 min

One of the witnesses, who pleaded not to be mentioned, revealed that trouble started when the opposing members demanded to see the result sheets for the primary. An angry mob has beaten up Banji Ajaka, the Commissioner for Health in Ondo State, during the governorship primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajaka, who was at Ugbo Ward 3, in the local council government, was accused of hiding result sheet of the exercise. Witnesses confirmed...