President Buhari Re-appoints Mahmood Yakubu As INEC Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. President Buhari, in a letter sent to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday, said his decision was in tandem with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). Yakubu's reappointment is, however, subject to a Senate confirmation. The spokesperson to Mr. President, Femi Adesina made the announcement public on Tuesday.

APC Expels Lawmaker For Anti-Party In Ondo Poll

Honorable Tomomewo Favour, the only female member of the Ondo State House of Assembly representing Ilaje Constituency II on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been suspended and expelled from the party by the executive of her ward (Mahin ward IV). Her expulsion came on the heel of alleged anti-party activities before and during the just concluded Ondo State Governorship Election.

Ondo Decide: Voting Process Has Since Commenced In Ondo South LGA

Accreditation and voting have commenced in most of the pooling units in Akure South Local Government Area, LGA as Ondo state indigenes decide who shall preside over their affairs in the next four years.

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena has hinted that the next presidential candidate of their party would be product of stakeholder negotiation. Nabena stated this while speaking with the Sun newspaper, he also gave clues on how the South East can go about actualising their quest for Igbo presidency in the 2023 general election.

Ondo Election; Boat Conveying INEC Staff, Election Sensitive Materials Capsize

A boat transporting INEC sensitive materials and staff to the riverside areas of Ilaje communities in the Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo state for electoral purposes is reported to have capsized.

The people of Ondo State are set to decide who the next governor of their state will be on Saturday, 10th October 2020 with 17 political parties, contesting for the gubernatorial election, however, the top 3 political parties in the race are the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The front runners for the position are APC’s Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), Eyitayo Jegede of PDP, and the Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi of ZLP. Governors and top members of both the APC and PDP stormed the State on Wednesday to show their solidarity for the respective party gubernatorial candidates.