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By Editor One of the leading contenders in the governorship race in Osun State, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade has assured that if given the mandate to lead the state, he would among other things, place premium on local content development. Akinbade who is angling for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed to arrest and prosecute anybody caught inducing voters with money or any other materials during the coming governorship election in Osun State. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, said this in Osogbo on Wednesday at a meeting held by the commission with…
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By Editor Abdulyekin Abilagbo, a former ambassador of Nigeria to Sierra Lone, says statements made by Osun gubernatorial aspirants are polarizing state. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Abilagbo expressed concern that some people were fanning the embers of religion and ethnicity. “It is so worrisome that most of those aspiring…
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As preparations for the conduct of September 22 governorship poll in Osun gather momentum, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the state, on Monday disclosed that the party’s gubernatorial ticket has been zoned to Osun West Senatorial District, saying development was part of the moves to facilitate electoral success for the…
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By Editor The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Dr. Najeem Salaam has debunked the rumour milling the round that he has ditched his governorship ambition based on Lagos meeting he had with the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in company of Governor Rauf Aregbesola…
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By Editor …expresses optimism of emerging party candidate, gov …there will be no imposition, PDP assures him A former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, on Monday, formally picked his governorship form from the Peoples Democratic Party headquarters in Abuja. To this effect, Akinbade, a leading…
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By Editor The All Progressives Congress in the state of Osun has again reiterated its promise to ensure a level playing ground for all its governorship aspirants and a credible process that will produce the best candidate for the party and the state. The APC has hosted seven of…
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Prof. Razaq Abubakre, a former federal commissioner in the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), on Sunday appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Osun to jettison the agitation for zoning of the party’s governorship’s ticket. Abubakre, who represented Osun in PCC between 2012 and 2018, said this while addressing…
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By Editor Ahead of the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party’s primary slated for July 14,this year, one of the leading governorship aspirants on the platform of the party, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, has warned delegates of the dire consequences of swearing on oath before any aspirant. Besides,Akinbade admonished that if any…
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By OIuwole Ige AS political parties prepare for September 22, 2018, governorship poll in Osun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) elders’ forum in Irewole local government area of the state, on Sunday re-echoed the need to zone the gubernatorial ticket to Osun West Senatorial District. This was contained in a…
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