Tag: Eyitayo Jegede

  • Ondo: Disquiet in PDP as Jegede, Mimiko talks collapse

    Ondo: Disquiet in PDP as Jegede, Mimiko talks collapse

    LEADERS of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State appear to be running short of time in reconciling the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, with his former political leader, ex-governor Olusegun Mimiko. There is palpable tension in the party already ahead of the October governorship election as talks between the camps of the…

  • We’ll trounce PDP in my deputy’s LG, says Akeredolu

    We’ll trounce PDP in my deputy’s LG, says Akeredolu

    Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described the exit of his deputy, Agboola Ajayi from the All Progressives Congress, as good “riddance to bad rubbish”. The governor, who said this in an interview with newsmen at the National Secretariat of the APC, in Abuja, on Monday, also vowed to beat the Peoples Democratic Party…

  • Ondo guber election: Jegede emerges PDP candidate

    Ondo guber election: Jegede emerges PDP candidate

    A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has been elected the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the October 10 governorship election in the state. The PUNCH reports that Jegede defeated other contestants having polled 888 votes, while the deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, polled…