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  • Ondo 2024: APC receives 2000 PDP, ZLP defectors

    Ondo 2024: APC receives 2000 PDP, ZLP defectors

    The ranks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) depleted further in Ondo state as over 2000 of its members defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Chieftains of the Zenith Labour Party in the state also defected to the APC.

    Among the defectors were a former House of Representatives candidate, Dare Aliu, Dr Felder Olatunji Adeoye, Hon Prince Olu Falolu, Hon Anodele Ikumawoyi, Pastor Olatunde Felix, Chief Pius Akinrinmola, Hon Isaac Olaleye, Alhaji Adebayo Oyewumi, Hon Yele Akinya, Chief Akinmoye Ajewole and General Adegborioye Sunday.

    Others were Chief Ayekomilogboa Tayo, Mrs. Toyin Akindele, Com. Akinmade Babatunde, Mrs Taju Mopinola, Hon Tonu Ala, Deputy Leader PDP Leader’s Forum, Hon Dele Faboro, Comrade Ajisafe Omobumi, Mr Olusegun Samuel, Mr Adeyeye Micheal, Hon Adermola Elegbe, Alh Jimoh Ibrahim, Hon Adeolu Adeniran, Comrade Femi and Hon Rotimi A. Akindejoye amongst others.

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    Receiving the defectors, the state chairman of the Ondo APC, Ade Adetimehin, said the remaining political heavyweights in the PDP have joined the progressives family.

    Adetimehin stated that the PDP was in carcass in the state, saying that the defectors would be treated equally in the APC.

    He said: “We just received the remaining pillars in Ondo PDP. The PDP is now a carcass in Ondo State. In Ondo APC, the party and the government are one. We work together in one accord. Having come to APC, there is no founder no joiner. We will treat you equally in our wards and local government. Come and display your capacity in the APC.”

    A former PDP lawmaker, Tomide Akinribido, said they were in the PDP to ensure total victory for the APC in the November governorship polls.

    “We will work to ensure victory. It is a landslide victory in Ondo West. I will promote cohesion within the party. We will work and cooperate with our leaders. We will work according to the dictates of the party.

    “Chief Tony Ala said the APC would win the polls with over 700,000 votes. Akure is APC, APC is Akure. You will see a change in Akure South. APC has blessed us in Akure.”

    Aliu said he joined the APC despite the economic hardship because he knew prosperity would soon come to the country.

  • Ondo 2024: Group drums support for Oke’s governorship ambition

    Ondo 2024: Group drums support for Oke’s governorship ambition

    The Oke For Sunshine Forum (OSF), a political group in Ondo state, has announced its firm commitment to mobilize the state’s populace in backing Chief Olusola Oke’s bid for governorship. 

    The forum’s coordinator, Olushola Akintade, made the declaration after the group’s inaugural meeting in Akure yesterday. 

    He said Oke is the most suitable candidate for the position due to his extensive experience and wide-ranging exposure compared to other contenders for the gubernatorial seat.

    Akintade said the group would join forces with the party leadership in the state to ensure that Olusola Oke gets the required votes and support to be the next governor. 

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    He said the spirit of fairness by President Tinubu has emboldened the group to mobilise party members for the primary of the party.

    He said: “We are ready for the primary elections, whether, direct, indirect, or whatever, we have a product that’s acceptable to the people of Ondo State, Olusola Oke, is a household name in the state, so we are going to have a seamless effort to market him.”

    Akintade also commended President Tinubu for being a trusted leader who always supports fairness and justice for all competent members of the party.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced November 16, 2024 as the date for the governorship election in Ondo state.

  • Ondo 2024: Youths will get N5b annually under my stewardship, says Akintelure

    Ondo 2024: Youths will get N5b annually under my stewardship, says Akintelure

    A governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Dr. Paul Akintelure, has said youths would get N5billion annually as loan under his planned Graduate Entrepreneurship Scheme.

    Akintelure, who declared his intention to run for governor at a media parley in Akure, said N5million each would be given annually to 1,000 youths registered under the scheme.

    He said 12,000 jobs would be created annually from the scheme.

    He said the state would collaborate with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to ensure graduates from the state are posted to practical organisations in terms of skill acquisition.

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    Akintelure said his administration would pay additional allowance to youths from the state mobilised for the NYSC scheme.

    He said: “My dream is to double the GDP of Ondo in my one year of administration. I am not a magician, but I’m going to utilise the resources we have. I’m going to pay attention to agriculture in its full meaning. We are going to pay attention to what is called value addition in agriculture.

    “We are also going to involve the youth. I’m going to involve youths in what I will call Graduate Entrepreneurship Scheme. It won’t be limited to agriculture alone, but it’s about whatever you want to do, whatever skill you prefer because we will take it to the National Youth Service Corps.

    “We are also going to pay them money in addition to what NYSC will pay them. At the end of the year, we will invite them to defend the project and at the end of the day, we are going to earmark N5million each for the 1,000 graduates and they are going to repay in 10 years. The loan will be interest free. In other words, they’re going to refund N45,000 monthly.”

  • Ondo 2024: Afenifere Secretary General Ebiseni joins governorship race

    Ondo 2024: Afenifere Secretary General Ebiseni joins governorship race

    The Secretary General of the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Sola Ebiseni has declared his intention to contest this year’s governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state.

    Ebiseni recently returned to the PDP after working for the Labour Party in last year’s general elections.

    Speaking to journalists in Akure on Thursday, January 4, Ebiseni said he remained the most experienced politician to lead the Sunshine State having served as a local government chairman and commissioner.

    Ebiseni said this year’s governorship election would be a defining moment for the state.

    He noted that that the trajectory of governance from the Ajasin era showed the state has been governed by governors who were intellectually suave, grounded in their chosen carriers, thoroughly bred and groomed in the ideology of the Awolowo school of thought.

    The Afenifere scribe said development of the state required someone who is fully acquainted with the territory and the people.

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    He said: “Such knowledge affords the new manager the opportunity of the location of resources, creates wealth therefrom and fairly allocate same without undue concentration in one or few places.

    “From serving as an elected Local Government Chairman to being Commissioner three times in the strategic Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, we have a comparative advantage in the knowledge of the state and the geopolitical distribution of its natural resources. These include oil and gas, forestry resources, economic crops, solid minerals etc.

    “Diversification of the economy of the state from over-reliance on the federation account is the only means of getting out of the woods and must be prioritised. There is a creative way of developing our resources within the provisions of the Constitution.

    “Certain social services which set our state apart ideologically and which have been discontinued or totally abandoned must be resuscitated in terms of quality and affordable education and health services including the Mother and Child hospitals which will be fairly extended in the zones and many of such welfare programmes. It is a cheap petit-bourgeois mindset to argue that the state cannot afford such existential programmes.”