Elections

Chairman of the Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ondo State, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, has said the party will conduct an indirect primary in the state on Monday.

By Gboyega Adetiloye (Ondo Correspondent)

Legal luminary, Tayo Jegede, SAN, has won the Ondo State governorship ticket of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the party primary.

As campaigns begin in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC), on Saturday, released the list of 14 political parties and their candidates that would contest the governorship election in Edo State scheduled for September 19, 2020.

By Gboyega Adetiloye (Ondo Correspondent)

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has finally picked a former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa, as his running mate for the governorship election scheduled for October 10 in the state.

Imo state Commissioner for Special Duties and stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Imo State, Simon Ebegbulem, has said that the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, who is seeking a re-election on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will not win the September 19, 2020 governorship election.

By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo Correspondent)

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has received the endorsement of Edo North traditional rulers.