The President Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem
has constituted the governorship election petition tribunal for the Ondo State election.
This is coming ahead of the election slated for tomorrow Saturday, 10th October.
A statement by the Secretary, Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, Musa Bako says the tribunal is mandated to hear and determine petitions that may arise from the governorship election.
The tribunal is situated at the high court complex in akure the state capital.
To consolidate on electoral success in the nation, the electorate in Ondo State must know that a single life lost is too much a price to pay for an election whose term will be renewed in less than four years period.
National Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Dr Leonard Nzenwa made the remark while addressing newsmen in Akure on the importance of voters sensitization towards Ondo State gubernatorial election coming up this weekend.
Dr Nzenwa, who harped on the sacredness of human life, charged would -be voters that only the living could vote in any election, noting that the people of Ondo State must shun garrison politics that characterized 1983 electoral process in the state.
He condemned in strong term the shooting over the last weekend along Oba Adesida road and Oba Nla areas in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
According to the IPAC chairman, security agencies must be at the top of their job and be ready to deal with anyone who planned to cause trouble on Saturday no matter how highly placed such could be in the state.
As October 10 governorship election approaches in Ondo State, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has charged media professionals to always exhibit high level of professionalism and objectivity in discharging their duties before, during and after the election.
In a Communique issued at the end of its September edition of the state congress, Ondo NUJ also advised Journalists who will be covering the governorship election to be security conscious.
In the Communiqué signed by the General Secretary of the Union, Leke Adegbite, Ondo NUJ tasks INEC, Security agencies and other stakeholders to conduct fair, credible and acceptable governorship election in the state as demonstrated recently in Edo State governorship election.
The NUJ congress also expressed full support for the recent decisions of NUJ NEC and NLC NEC in rejecting recent obnoxious hike in fuel price and electricity tariff, insisting that the government’s economic policies have negatively affected purchasing power and livelihood of workers and the masses.
Ondo NUJ also urged security agencies and Amotekun Corps to up their games against criminal activities, particularly kidnapping and destruction of farms in recent time around Akoko/Owo/Akure/Ifedore axis of Ondo State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says the fire incident that gutted a section of the commission’s office in Akure will not hamper the conduct of the October 10 Governorship Election in Ondo State.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye gave the indication while speaking on the fire incident.
Mr Okoye allayed fear of political parties that would be participating in the poll that INEC would find means of securing another set of card readers since it is a one-state election
The INEC National Commissioner noted that over five thousand card readers had been burnt in the inferno.
He explained that the commission would leave no stone unturned as to unravel the cause of the fire incident.
On avoiding future occurrence, Mr Okoye added that the commission would find a lasting solution to ensuring safety of its electoral materials and members of staff.
It would be recalled that fire gutted a section of the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Akure, Ondo State Capital yesterday.
The fire incident which occurred at about half past eight in the evening ruined the office that house the card readers meant for the conduct of the October 10, 2020 Governorship election in the state.
Speaking with Radio Nigeria on the incident, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Ambassador Rufus Akeju had said the cause of the fire was unknown but would definite be investigated.
Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, says the certificate of return will be presented to all winners of the local government elections today at the commission’s headquarters Akure as it awaits the results of five local government.
Chief Electoral Officer, who doubles as ODIEC chairman, Prof Yomi Dinakin stated this shortly after receiving results from returning officers of some local government.
In the meantime, the All Progressives Congress APC swept all local government chairmen positions in the announced results.
In Ese Odo Local Government, Mr Folawe Sipasi-Aluko won the election after defeating Mr Iji Gbenga of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, while Mr Paul Aderudoye of the APC defeated Mr Ayo Adeshina of the ADC to emerge as chairman in Akoko South East.
In Ilaje Local Government Area, Mr Olamigoke of the APC also emerged as the winner of the council election.
In Akure South Local Government, Mr Gbenga Olaniyi of the APC emerged winner while Bankole Ogbetoye also of the APC won the council poll for Akure North.
Chief Samuel Adegbegi of the APC was declared winner of the local government elections in Owo Local Government while Mr Ebenezer Akinsulure of the APC emerged winner in Ondo West, Mr Igbekele Akinrinwa also of the APC won the election for Okitipupa Local Government while Mr Akinsuroju Michael also from the APC was declared winner of the Ile-Oluji Oke -Igbo Local Government elections.
