Live Coverage of Ondo Governorship Election 2024
Police Prepare Drone Deployment Team For Ondo Election
The police authorities are set to deploy drones for surveillance during the Ondo State governorship election slated for Saturday, November 16, 2024.
On Friday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, in charge of the Nigerian Police Force monitoring team, prepared a drone deployment team to monitor the exercise.
Security operatives have indicated readiness to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the off-cycle election.
A total number of 43,157 security personnel have been deployed for the election.
Police Deploy 34,000 Men, Restrict Movement
The Nigeria Police has deployed about 34,000 operatives for the Ondo State governorship election billed for Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Abiodun Alabi, the Deputy Inspector General of Police Coordinating Election Security, disclosed this to Channels Television’s Politics Today in Akure on Friday.
He also revealed that measures have been taken to avoid infiltration of thugs or unauthorised persons during the off-cycle poll.
Alabi explained that all the 3,933 polling units of the state would be well covered, stressing that police operatives have been deployed across the wards and local government areas.
INEC Replaces Ebiseni With Festus As LP Candidate
UPDATE ON THE LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE 2024 ONDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
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The Commission was yesterday 14th November 2024 served with the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement of the Court of Appeal which set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja… pic.twitter.com/HJUPCnhaEe
The Court of Appeal, in its ruling under reference number CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024, determined that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to make such a ruling.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replaced the Labour Party candidate, Olusola Ebiseni with Dr. Olorunfemi Ayodele Festus.
INEC disclosed this in a statement released on its official X account on Friday in compliance with the ruling by the Court of Appeal.
“In obedience to the court order, the Commission has restored Olorunfemi Ayodele Festus, whose name was first published as the Labour Party candidate for the 2024 Ondo State Governorship election and uploaded same to our website for public information,” INEC said.
Earlier, a Court of Appeal in Abuja struck out a judgment by the Federal High Court, which had ordered INEC to accept Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party’s candidate.
The Federal High Court, in a ruling delivered on September 27, 2024, had directed INEC to recognise Ebiseni for the upcoming election.
