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Osun 2022: Oyetola Speaks After Defeat

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3 years ago

July 17, 2022

Less than 24 hours after the declaration of Ademola Adeleke, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the 2022 Osun gubernatorial election, the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola had called on his supporters to remain calm.

This is as the state governor also said he has taken cognisance of the result of Saturday’s guber poll as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a statement by Ismail Omipidan, his Chief Press Secretary, the governor who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, noted that the party would respond appropriately to the guber result.

He also admitted that he would need to consult widely with critical stakeholders in the APC.

“We have taken cognisance of the results of the governorship election in the State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday.

“The party would be responding appropriately after studying the results and consulting with critical stakeholders of the party,” he said.

While calling on the party members and supporters to remain calm, Governor Oyetola urged the residents to go about their businesses without hindrance.

“We cease this opportunity to call on security operatives to ensure maintenance of law and order,” he added.

The statement also disclosed that the state governor has directed security operatives to take adequate charge so as to prevent break down of law and order in any part of the state.

Recall that Adeleke defeated the incumbent governor, Oyetola by scoring 403,371 while the latter had 375,027 votes to be declared the winner by Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, the INEC Returning Officer for the election.

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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5 hours ago

November 28, 2025

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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.

Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.

Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.

“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”

Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.

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2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo

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5 hours ago

November 28, 2025

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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.

Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.

According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.

He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.

“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”

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JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC

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22 hours ago

November 27, 2025

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.

“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.