Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his victory in the just-ended governorship poll is a call to deliver more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governor election which was concluded on Sunday, beating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ajayi Agboola in the largely peaceful exercise. Speaking to reporters after he was declared as…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Ondo State governorship election. Aiyedatiwa defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Agboola Ajayi, securing the majority of votes across the state’s 18 local government areas. ONDO STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS Akure North APC 14, 451 PDP 5, 787 2–Okitipupa APC…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is leading the Ondo governorship poll with a margin of 204,062 votes from the 15 local government areas announced so far. The incumbent, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won all 15 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with 301,113 votes. His…
Olugbenga Edema, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ondo, has asked a federal high court to disqualify Lucky Aiyedatiwa from participating in the election. The state governorship election is slated to take place on November 16. In an application, Edema said the court should compel the Independent National Electoral Commission…
As the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State approaches, tensions are escalating within the state government, centering on the alleged controversial actions of the State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowumi Isaac. The development has made a pro-democracy group, the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) to take a bold stance this week, urging Ilaje leaders and…
The Governor of Ondo State and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a minimum wage of N73,000 for civil servants in the state. The federal government and the organised labour had in September signed an agreement on the new minimum wage of N70,000…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has sacked his Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, over a N30m bribery allegation levelled against him. Ewenla dismissal was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, who said the governor has also ordered a probe into…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, has appointed 344 persons as senior special assistants (SSAs) and special assistants (SAs). The appointments come about two months to the November 10 governorship election in Ondo state. In April, Aiyedatiwa won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state with 48,460 votes. In a statement on…
The Ondo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the disbursement of N335 million in scholarship and bursary funds to 11,200 students of Ondo State origin studying across various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The ceremony, held at the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, marked a significant stride…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Ondo state Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa is set for disbursement flag-off Ceremony for Bursary, Scholarship, and Financial Assistance to Indigenous Students of Ondo State. In a notification by Aiyedatiwa’s special assistant on students affairs, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olalolu, the flag off is scheduled to hold on Monday, 2nd September 2024 at…