Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun State and the founding chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress in this encounter at his Ila Orangun country home in Osun State, speaks with Adewale Olayemi, on the monetization of politics, the Electoral Act 2010, the rising fad of get-rich-quick among the youths, the problem of internal security…
Cash and Carry Votes in Osun
Aftermath of a scary pre-election violence in some parts of the state, Osun people trooped out in their numbers to exercise their voting rights on Saturday 23rd February, 2019. Before Saturday’s vote, there has been apprehension on voters turnout given the outbreak of violence between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples’ Democratic…
Report from Osun State
The weather in Imesi Ile in Osun State this morning was very pleasant. INEC officials were on the ground as early as 7.30am. Accreditation and voting started at exactly 8 am. They were done simultaneously without any stress. The card readers worked seamlessly. No issues were recorded in any of the eight polling units in…
Nigerians Still Reacting to Election Postponement
There is no doubt that the postponement of the general elections by one week by the Independent National Electoral Commission came as a rude shock to majority of Osun residents. In this vox pop, Adewale Olayemi sought the views of a cross section of residents on the controversial vote shift by the electoral umpire. Waheed…
Why Election May Not Have Held in Osun, Ekiti, Ondo
The people of Osun state woke up this morning to the news that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections by one week. At a daybreak briefing, Prof Mahmud Yakubu said the postponement became inevitable due to logistics, operational and security challenges. Consequently, for the commission, ” going…
Monarch Angry over Alleged Sale of Osun Deity
BThe Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun (Larooye II) has debunked allegations making the rounds that Osun Deity has been removed from its shrine and sold. Oba Oyetunji who stated this at a media briefing at his palace in Osogbo observed that the Osun deity is a spirit and not a physical object that…
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