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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents of the state to remain resolute and come out en masse to vote in the August 15 governorship election, assuring them that the outcome of the poll would be determined by the people’s votes. Speaking at a political rally in Ipetumodu…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully prepared for the August 15 Osun State governorship election after completing a five-day assessment of its operational readiness across the State. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the declaration on Saturday after inspecting the Commission’s mock accreditation exercise in Obokun,…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, on Saturday pledged to revive key economic assets, including the Dagbolu Dry Port, Osun-Osogbo Grove, Oba Hills National Park and the Ido-Osun Airport, as part of a comprehensive strategy to reposition the state as a leading investment…
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The ongoing mock accreditation exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election suffered a setback on Saturday after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines developed technical faults across the designated polling units. The exercise commenced as scheduled at about 8:00…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Basiru Ajibola, has said community infrastructure upgrade across the 332 wards in Osun State will be a major priority of the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, if elected. Basiru stated this on Friday at the palace of the Olufon of Ifon…
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The campaign council for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke has faulted the APC governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, over his absence from the National Peace Committee’s Peace Accord meeting held in Osogbo on Thursday. The spokesman for the council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a statement on Friday,…
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The Nigeria Police Force has deployed a new Commissioner of Police, Mr Samuel Erale, to oversee security operations for the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The deployment of CP Erale comes weeks after sustained calls by the Osun State Government for the removal of the outgoing Commissioner, Ibrahim…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has urged residents of Osun State to critically assess the state government’s spending and demand value for public resources ahead forthcoming governorship poll. Senator Basiru made the call on Thursday at the campaign rally of the party across the…
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The Gubernatorial Campaign Council of the African Democratic Congress in Osun State, ADC-GCC, has condemned what it described as the “unruly conduct” of members of the ruling Accord Party and opposition All Progressives Congress at the Independent National Electoral Commission stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo on Wednesday. The council, in…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised the alarm that Osun State is facing “a progression towards genocide,” alleging that his government and Accord Party members have been subjected to police sanctioned violence and intimidation. Speaking on Thursday at a peace summit on the Osun guber election in Osogbo, the governor said…
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