The Presidency is facing strong criticism over its disagreement with the Ondo State government on the order for herdsmen to leave forest reserves in the state within seven days. The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, says the government of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has again shown that it is more concerned about promoting Fulani interest. In a statement by…
The Ondo State Government has herdsmen to leave all forest reserves in the state within the next seven days. The state government also ordered a ban on night-time grazing of cattle and the use of underage children as herders. It also announced that the movement of cattle with cities and highways in Ondo State is no longer…
• PDP’s jegede closes case in Tribunal A lawsuit challenging the primary election of the All Progressives Congress that produced Governor ROTIMI AKEREDOLU of Ondo State has failed. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja dismissed the lawsuit challenging the APC’s primary election that produced Governor AKEREDOLU as the candidate of the party in the last governorship…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case challenging the second term election of Ondo State Governor OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU. An APC governorship aspirant, NATHANIEL ADOJUTELEGAN, filed the case to challenge the nomination of Governor AKEREDOLU as the party’s candidate for the governorship election in October. However; Justice OKON ABANG agreed with the argument by the…
Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has approved a minor adjustment in his cabinet, with the removal of ADEKOLA OLAWOYE as State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Governor AKEREDOLU also nominated CHARLES TITILOYE for appointment as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, SEGUN AJIBOYE, confirmed in a statement that TITILOYE’s…
The People’s Democratic Party has rejected the appointment of Professor EYITOPE OGUNGBENRO OGUNBODEDE as Chief Returning Officer for the Ondo governorship election. Professor OGUNBODEDE is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ife, and the PDP alleged that he is a friend of the All Progressives Congress and hails from the same town as Governor ROTIMI AKEREDOLU. The…