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*Raises Alarm Over Recruitment Of Thugs To Unleash Mayhem In Lagos *Alleges APC Leaders Trying To Disenfranchise Members The Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday broke his silence on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, saying his opponent, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is morally and medically unfit, and incompetent to govern Lagos. Ambode who addressed a world press conference in …

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By Ebun-olu Adegboruwa Esq. The Governorship election of Osun State has opened up the weakness of our electoral system. It is a signal of what to expect in States like Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Taraba, etc, which are regarded as battle grounds for the ruling APC and the opposition PDP. My comments herein are based principally on the report of …

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As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has returned Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Osun State governorship election,International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned humiliation of journalists during the exercise which ended Thursday. Basing its conclusion on media reports,IPC,in a statement signed by its Safety Desk Officer, Melody Akinjiyan,said the anomaly should be corrected …

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–EU, UK, U.S. To Investigate Claims Tayo Olanipekun Civil society organizations have condemned the process of the Osun State governorship election re-run that took place on Thursday. The Nigeria Civil Society (NCS) Situation Room and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), in separate statements, said the exercise was marred by irregularity. NCS said while it received reports of early …

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Tayo Olanipekun “Buhari, Tinubu, Oshiomole, Aregbesola and their APC are playing with fire and that fire will soon consumme them,” a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP),Femi Fani-Kayode has declared. Fani-Kayode,in a statement on Thursday,made the declaration following the outcome of the re-run election in Osun State. According to him,there was no re-run election in Osun but violence all through. …

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Tayo Olanipekun Ahead of the Saturday’s direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Ambode Campaign Organisation (ACO) coordinators and offices in the the state. This is as he also approved a specialised training for 1,960 personnel that will serve as agents for the election in all the 245 wards of the 20 local government areas of Lagos State. …

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said he is ready to participate in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming up on Saturday. Members of the party across the state are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer for the governorship race through the direct primaries. The Governor restated his readiness in line with the preference of …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Missions of the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.) to Nigeria have urged electorates in the upcoming re-run of the governorship election in Osun State to remain peaceful during the exercise. In a joint statement issued by the three Missions on Tuesday through the U.S. Embassy on the September 22 election …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Osun State governorship election is “inconclusive”. Announcing the results on Sunday afternoon,INEC’s Returning Officer, Joseph Afuwape, said Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 254,699, while his closest challenger, Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had 254,345 votes. Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) …

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—Says Gov Should Test Popularity At Primaries Following its meeting on Saturday, Lagos Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State must go through the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The discussion at the meeting centred on the trio of Governor Ambode, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat, each hoping to be Lagos Governor in …

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