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March 8, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria: Seven States Exempted from 2019 Governorship Polls

Governorship election will not hold in seven states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The affected states, Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo and Osun, will not be participating because...

February 24, 2019 No Responses

Elections: Ekiti first to conclude collation – INEC

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said Ekiti State had concluded collation of results of Saturday’s elections, declaring it as first in the country to do so. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news...

November 4, 2018 No Responses

Ekiti: Fayose sacked as PDP leader

Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State yesterday removed former Governor Ayo Fayose as the leader of the party in the state while affirming the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, as PDP’s new leader in Ekiti...

May 8, 2018 No Responses

Fayose’s deputy, Eleka wins Ekiti PDP Governorship primary poll

Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election A total of 1,968 delegates were accredited and voted at the primary poll. Out of the total of number of...