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Adeleke replies Oyetola, says ‘it’s better to be a dancer than a looter like you’

The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the September 22, 2018, governorship election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday replied Governor Gboyega Oyetola over his recent comment on him. Governor Oyetola had on Wednesday, July 17, said he felt ridiculed to have contested against Adeleke during the election. Senator Adeleke in a…

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Ajimobi denies rejecting ministerial appointment… as report reveals how his nomination was rejected

Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has denied reports that he had rejected an offer to serve on President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet as a minister. Reports went round earlier in the day that he had rejected the ministerial appointment offered him by President Buhari, saying the appointment should rather go to a…

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NYSC certificate: Supreme Court dismisses Shittu’s suit against Oyo APC

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Adebayo Shittu, former Minister of Communications, against his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the exclusion of his name from the list of gubernatorial aspirants in the primary for the 2019 general elections. In the Judgment, the Supreme Court five-man panel of Justices lead…

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Ajimobi rejects Buhari’s ministerial offer, says he prefers younger person- Tegbe or Adelabu may replace him

Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has reportedly declined the offer to serve as a Minister under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. InsideOyo.com on Thursday gathered from a source that the former governor turned down the offer to allow the president pick a younger person from the Oyo APC team. An insider close…

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Oyetola to Adeleke: I felt ridiculed contesting with a ‘dancer’

Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, says he felt ridiculed contesting against Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in last year’s governorship election in the state. Adeleke got into politics after the death of Isiaka, his elder brother. He replaced Isiaka as representative of Osun west senatorial district and was referred to…

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Oyo Government Recovers Another 5 ‘Vehicles’ From Ajimobi’s Aides At Olodo

The administration of Governor Seyi Makinde today recovered additional 5 missing vehicles belonging to government. This is in addition to the 14 already recovered, making it 19 in total. The government had last week announced the recovery of 14 vehicles allegedly taken away by aides of former governor Abiola Ajimobi. Makinde’s executive assistant on security,…

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Ajimobi calls for reconciliation among warring parties in Oyo APC, says committee’ll be set up to end crises

The immediate past Governor of Oyo State and the Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has called on warring parties to reconcile with one another in the State. According to him, this is important in order to reposition the party and put it in good stead for the challenges…

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Osun Supreme judgment: A conspiracy between APC and INEC , says Adeleke’s running mate

The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Prince Albert Abiodun Adeogun has called the people of Osun State to be calm following the Supreme Court judgment on 2018 Osun State governorship election. According to Adeogun, the PDP members in the state should stay calm despite the theft of their mandate…

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Oyo ADC party disown Lanlehin, pledges support for Seyi Makinde

A faction of Oyo State African Democratic Congress (ADC) has pledged its support to the state governor, Seyi Makinde and distance itself from the purported withdrawal of the party’s candidate in the last election, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, from the alliance with the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP). This was stated in a letter addressed to…

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Oyo guber election: Tribunal disallows INEC’s witness to testify in favour of Makinde

Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday disallowed a subpoenaed witness called by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to testify in a petition challenging the victory of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the witness was Prof. Toyin Ogundipe who was the Oyo State Returning…

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