Oct 17, 2017 as a well respected standing republican governor, arnie was not endorsed for reelection by his own party, arnie, goes on to win the governorship, arne carlson 1,094,165, john marty 589,344, my. Ondo state, nigeria governorshp debate final national. Trail said the governor looks forward to detailing nebraskas growth and progress over the last four years and its bright future ahead. Rotimi akeredolu of ondo state is facing an uphill in his desire to secure a second term ticket from the governing. Labour party and the 2007 election in ondo state eisa. Oct 21, 2012 the independent national electoral commission, inec has today declared dr olusegun mimiko, the labour party candidate and incumbent governor of ondo state as the winner of the ondo state. Although 28 political parties are featuring governorship candidates for the coming election, the ondo state governorship debate holding at the bto hall, ilesa road akure, will tonight have in.
Apc candidate akeredolu wins ondo governorship election. Pdf politics of nigerian newspaper coverage of ondo state 2012. Ibrahim went to an hotel room in oyo state and declared himself a candidate of an election that will decide who will govern ondo state. Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government refers to the role of political parties in the power dynamic between state legislatures and executives. Theres a thin line between old age and senility, thats why he feels he could arrogate the collective wish of the south west populace in the 2011 election to his political sagacity. This makes him to be the first governor of ondo state to be returned. Mimiko wins ondo gubernatorial poll politics 4 nigeria. A fractious final debate in the new jersey governors race. Oluwarotimi odunayo akeredolu, san, or rotimi akeredolu, born 21 july 1956 is a nigerian politician and lawyer who is also the governor of ondo state, nigeria and also a senior advocate of nigeria san who became president of the nigerian bar association in 2008. Boroffice for governor ondo state 2016 home facebook. Oct 26, 2016 the independent national electoral commission, inec, set the stage on monday, when it published the final list of candidates for the november 26 governorship election in ondo state with. The debate organised by channels television was held in akure, the ondo state capital, on monday, november 21. Rotimi akeredolu emerges as apc governorship candidate in.
This informed the invitation of only four candidates for the ondo 2016 governorship debate which held in akure on monday. Ap photo republicans added to their historic 2014 gains in the nations state legislatures with the addition of five state house chambers and two state senate chambers in last weeks election, while democratic control was reduced to levels not seen since the civil. The independent national electoral commission inec has declared rotimi akeredolu of the all progressives congress apc as the winner of the november 26, 2016 governorship election in ondo state. Akeredolu does nothing, wife acts like governor ayiloge, ex. Like his edo state counterpart, governor godwin obaseki, mr.
Result from todays ondo state governorship election have started trickling in. Oct 27, 2016 the independent national electoral commission inec, on thursday published the lists of candidates in the november, 2016 ondo state governorship election on its website, barely one month to the. Former attorneygeneral and commissioner for justice, eyitayo jegede, on monday emerged the candidate of the peoples democratic party for the ondo state governorship election. Baixar jason mraz 93 million miles rick souza download the wedding dublin show. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. He stressed that the state has already allocated some lands in two different locations for ranches where. Governor akeredolu said his administration would look at the possibility of extending the current maternity leave from three months to six months to encourage women on the. Governor 197807 197910 military michael adekunle ajasin. The national democratic institute ndi is inviting nigerian qualified civil society organizations csos to submit applications for funding under the nigeria eecsp program to observe ondo state november 26, 2016 gubernatorial election using sampling based election observation methodology.
Murphy said ensuring that the state fulfills its obligation to fund schools completely was a form of. Thats his party and that was why he was suspended from the apc. Governor of ondo state, rotimi akeredolu has sacked three of his commissioners. The all progressives congress governorship candidate in the forthcoming ondo election, rotimi akeredolu, has explained his absence from the governorship debate organised by channels television on m. Nov 05, 2014 republican midterm dominance extends to executive mansions forget the senate. Organizing and producing debates national democratic institute.
Governor akeredolu asks for legalization of marijuana in. Chief rotimi akeredolu san, the all progressives congress apc governorship candidate was nowhere to be found during the monday night governorship debate among the major contenders for the. Ondo state update is an online news platform focused on deciminating news content of happenings in ondo state. The motions, brought up by senate minority leader chuck schumer, are amendments to the republican proposed resolution guiding the trial process. Oct 12, 2012 final round of the ondo state 2012 governorship debate. Just as the sun rises to set the pace for the day, so does ondo state set the pace for the nation in many respects. It originally included what is now ekiti state, which was split off in 1996. Republican midterm dominance extends to governors races us.
Oluwarotimi oduanayo akeredolu, a senior advocate of nigeria san, has made history as the 17th governor of ondo state, and the sixth civilian to attain that position. Ogunkeyede who had gone to declare his intention to run for the office at the ilesa town hall earlier in the year called for a debate among aspirants for the osun state governorship. Ondo state governorship debate 2016 premium times nigeria. Republican convention nrc in the nations third republic. Taofiq abdusalam, commissioner for works and infrastructure. Republican secretary of state candidates mitch toryanski, lawerence denney, phil mcgrane and evan frasure take questions from panelists emilie ritter saunders, scott logan and aaron kunz. The following is a list of the current governors of the states and territories of the united states. There are 4 democrats and 1 republican one is also a member of the new progressive party as governor of united states territories and mayor of the district of columbia. Nov 16, 2016 the kentucky house, which will have a republican majority in 2017 for the first time in nearly a century.
Ondo state governor, arakunrin oluwarotimi akeredolu has reacted to the proposed ruga settlement in the state he said ondo state is only interested in ranches. For the first time, watch them debate live right here, starting at 6. Rotimi akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the opposition all progressives congress apc in ondo state following todays primary election held amidst tight security in the. The lagos gubernatorial debate was put together by the platform. His approval rating is in the 30s in a swath of states that. Ondo state governorship debate 2016 election youtube. Ondo state is only interested in cattle ranches says. Fast download the announcement was made by the governor on his official twitter handle this morning. Governance and social impact liberal democracy and development in nigeria. Ad 34, pdp 5, apc 25 31 ondo west lg ward 7 unit 34 ad 41 apc 22 pdp 128. This was disclosed in a statement issued by segun ajiboye, chief press secretary to the governor, on monday.
Representative jay inslee d and state attorney general rob mckenna r debate campaign issues. There will be a debate in the sc gop governor runoff the. The debate falls a week after warren forced mcmaster into a runoff in the gop primary, and a week before gop primary runoff voters will decide between the two men on june 26. Final round of the ondo state 2012 governorship debate. Olusegun mimiko declared winner of ondo state governorship. Knoxville businessman randy boyd was the first to drop out. This is a list of governors and administrators of ondo state. Poor attendance mars ondo guber debate vanguard news. Friday olokor, abujathe independent national electoral commission has said it will publish a notice of elections with respect to the governorship elections in edo and ondo states on june 1 and july 1, 2020, respectively. Rotimi akeredolu of ondo state is facing an uphill in his desire to secure a second term ticket from the governing all progressives. The gop also took control of hotly contested governors seats.
Name title took office left office party notes ita david ikpeme. Edo governorship candidates reel out manifesto in debate. The independent national electoral commission, inec has today declared dr olusegun mimiko, the labour party candidate and incumbent governor of ondo state as the winner of the ondo state. Even ibrahims card carrying membership in pdp is still a subject of debate. As of today, even the state governor, rotimi akeredolu, is not a registered member of the apc in ondo state, though he won the last governorship election on the platform of the party.
Ondo state governor, rotimi akeredolu, has tested negative for coronavirus. Apc unity forum announces olusola oke to face incumbent. Governors race debate woodbridge, nj these six candidates want to be your next governor. The first debate features ondo state gubernatorial debaters, while the. Party control of governors offices after december 10, 2019. Official facebook page for senator robert ajayi boroffice 2016 governorship aspiration in ondo state. Kure four of the seven deputy governorship candidates invited for debate by the nigerian elections debate group, nedg, ahead of the october 20 governorship election in ondo state shunned the. As of 2020 there are 26 republicans and 24 democrats holding the office of governor in the states.
A relentless combination of big fundraising and recruiting just the right candidates transformed the republican governors association into a political force. Jimoh ibrahim to replace eyitayo jegede as pdp governorship. Total dualised road constructed in owo and ondo stood at 10. Aug 04, 2016 the national democratic institute ndi is inviting nigerian qualified civil society organizations csos to submit applications for funding under the nigeria eecsp program to observe ondo state november 26, 2016 gubernatorial election using sampling based election observation methodology.
Republicans now control record number of state legislative. Although 28 political parties are featuring governorship candidates for the coming election, the ondo state governorship debate holding at the. Oct 14, 2016 jimoh ibrahim to replace eyitayo jegede as pdp governorship candidate in ondo state a federal high court judge has given a specific order asking the independent national electoral commission to. List of united states governors simple english wikipedia.
While the partys secretary in the ilaje council area of the state banjo ikunogbon claimed that a former state publicity secretary of the party and council chairman hon banji okunomo has been. Nov 18, 2017 other republican governors do not bother with the rhetorical dance, believing that an invitation to mr. It also described the global coronavirus pandemic as not only a threat to human existence but also to the. The rufus giwa polytechnic, at owo, was practically rebuilt by the mimiko administration, to the admiration.
I am convinced about the use to which we can put marijuana. Lga results update from polling units vanguard news. Ondo state was created from part of western state on 17 mar 1976. Weve not discussed edo, ondo gov polls postponement inec.
Mimiko wins ondo gubernatorial poll by maxymillianom. Nov 26, 2016 ondo state governorship election result. I know of the fact because we had to bring in experts, who have gone round and believe that the strain of marijuana that we grow in ogbese in ondo state is the best in the world. Republican secretary of state debate 2014 season 2014. Ondo state, one of nigerias 36 states, was created in 1976 out of the old. Governor of ondo state on sunday, 27 november 2016, akeredolu was announced by the independent national electoral commission as the winner of the ondo state governorship election. Ondo state governor arakunrin oluwarotimi akeredolu, san at the 2nd distinguished personality of the department of political science and diplomatic studies, bowen university, iwo, osun state. Dec 14, 2019 as of today, even the state governor, rotimi akeredolu, is not a registered member of the apc in ondo state, though he won the last governorship election on the platform of the party. As of january 2020, 26 states have republican governors while 24 states have democratic governors. Candidates of some of the political parties vying for ondo state s governorship seat on monday reeled out their manifestos in a debate organised by channels television and enough is enough nigeria. Gubernatorial candidates, mr bababatunde badamosi action democratic.
Akure four of the seven deputy governorship candidates invited for debate by the nigerian elections debate group, nedg, ahead of the october 20 governorship election in ondo state shunned the. Below, we examine the partisan affiliation of the 1,972 state senators, 5,411 state representatives, and 50 state governors across the united states. Ondo state, generally referred to as the sunshine state, was created from the. Why akeredolu was absent at governorship debate channels. Latest ondo state governorship election result nigeria news. I challenge all gubernatorial aspirants in osun to come out and discuss our mission, our vision for the state. November 26 governorship election in ondo state through a party. Ondo state governorship debate 2016 live updates premium. Ondo state governor, arakunrin oluwarotimi akeredolu, san, has said his administration will continue to protect the rights of women, children and the vulnerable in the state. In the governorship election which held on the 26th of november, 2016 in ondo state, official result by the independent national electoral commission, inec, is. The race is drawing national attention from republicans who want oust edwards and democrats who want to hold on to their only governorship in the deep south. Politics of nigerian newspaper coverage of ondo state 2012. Oluwarotimi akeredolu san, the candidate of the all progressives congress apc in the november 26 governorship election, has explained why he shunned the ondo decide governorship debate. Senate, on tuesday, rejected three separate motions proposed by the democrats to acquire documents and evidence in the impeachment trial against president donald trump.
Oct 18, 2017 a fractious final debate in the new jersey governors race. Politics of nigerian newspaper coverage of ondo state 2012 gubernatorial election 100 thus, the nation had more stories on its front page than nigerian compas s. Rotimi akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the opposition all progressives congress apc in ondo state following todays primary election held. Each video was downloaded and transcribed, and 35 utterances. Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state. Governorship and legislative houses election tribunals which shall, to the. News support mounts for ogunkeyede in osun guber race.
Jul 17, 2018 organizers have canceled the final republican gubernatorial debate after multiple candidates backed out of the scheduled knoxville event. For aketi, ondo apc readies adelami as formidable rival. Sep 04, 2016 candidates of four political parties contesting in the 2016 edo state governorship election on sunday took part in a debate organised by channels television in collaboration with enough is enough. By all measures of equity and appropriateness, jimoh ibrahim cannot claim to be the bonafide candidate of our party in ondo state. A group known as the akeredolu campaign platform acp has come out to defend the ondo apc governorship candidates absence at the debate. Support and promotion of good governance in ondo state and nigeria. The affected individuals are solagbade amodeni, commissioner for physical planning and urban development. Request for application to observe ondo state november 26. Bring on more statewide gubernatorial debates imperial.
Akure four of the seven deputy governorship candidates invited for debate by the nigerian elections debate group, nedg, ahead of the october 20 governorship election in ondo state. Number 1 nigerian blog for nigerian breaking news, naija gists, leaks, articles, celebrity gossips, sports, tops news, politics, crime, protests, etc. Wwltv and our partners across the state including wbrz have. Mahmood yakubu led independent national electoral commission, inec in ondo state, which saw rotimi akeredolu, san of the all progressives congress, apc emerging victorious and subsequently swornin as governor of ondo state at the expense of the pdp candidate who was the preferred choice of the then incumbent governor, olusegun mimiko and. In the governorship election which held on the 26th of november, 2016 in ondo state, official result by the independent national electoral commission, inec, is being collated and.