Ondo Politics: The Omoluabi Factor

Now that the powers-that-be in the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have picked a candidate for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the various factors that will determine the overall result of the elections are beginning to emerge. One indisputable factor in Ondo politics today is the Omoluabi Platform founded by Dr. Olu Agunloye who is referred to as the principal of the Platform. In 2011, when the need to rejuvenate the Action...

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Akeredolu’s choice won’t stop my ambition – Agunloye

Action Congress of Nigeria aspirant for the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Dr. Olu Agunloye, said on Thursday that the choice of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the poll would not stop his ambition. Agunloye, a former minister, while addressing his supporters in Akure, however, said the decision of the national leadership of the party to settle for  Akeredolu would not stop him from actualising his ambition. He said...

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Agunloye’s supporters pray for wise choice

Governorship aspirants of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ondo State are waiting eagerly for the party to name its standard bearer. The aspirants, who met with the party leadership recently, have continued to woo new members into the party. In a statement, supporters of Dr. Olu Agunloye, under the “Omoluabi Platform”, urged ACN members intensify the mobilisation of new members. The group said: “Our efforts towards integrating Ondo State...

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Groups back Agunloye for party’s governorship ticket

Two groups, Association of Ondo State Progressive Businessmen (OSPB) and League of Self-Employed Graduates (LSEG), have urged the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to choose former Minister of Power, Dr. Olu Agunloye, as the party’s governorship candidate for the October 20 governorship election.                                 ...

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Decamping as tool for Mass Mobilisation

Excerpts from: AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY DR. OLU AGUNLOYE AT DECAMPING Ceremony Serial Mass Mobilisation for ACN with examples from Igbokoda, Ore, Ondo, Ileoluji and Oba-Ile serial decamping 13 June, 2012 Decamping as tool for Mass Mobilisation Decamping by politicians from other political parties to the Action Congress of Nigeria has remained a major mass mobilisation tool to strengthen the party and has been used significantly by Omoluabi...

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Agunloye raises hope on Bitumen exploitation, receives hundreds LP, PDP defectors

A leading governorship aspirant on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and two times Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Olu Agunloye said he was keen at facilitating exploitation of Bitumen in Ondo State if given opportunity to serve the people of the state as governor. Agunloye made this known last Thursday while addressing 207 decamping rallies organized by his Omoluabi Platform in Ore, Odigbo Local government...

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Former PDP State Woman Leader, 2000 others decamp to ACN in Ondo

Camp of Ondo West Local Government chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) received a boost at the weekend as the party welcomed the former State Woman Leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and former Supervisor for Education in Ile-Oluji –Okeigbo Local Government area of the state, Julious Bajewolu and about two thousands of their loyalists into its fold. The PDP decampees including members of the executives of National Union...

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