Will Nigeria's Ondo State Elections be Marred by Violence?

As the electorate in Ondo State prepare to elect their new governor tomorrow, their is tight security in the region with no fewer than 7,000 well-equipped operatives of the Corps deployed to provide security around polling units, safeguard electoral officials and materials. This amidst warnings of possible bloodshed over comments made by politicians.

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  • Nigeria:  As Ondo Goes to the Polls (editorial)

    Leadership, 19 October 2012

    The electorate in Ondo State will tomorrow elect their governor. Although there are several contenders for the plum position, events in the last few months have clearly shown that ... read more »

Nigerians queueing to vote.

  • Nigeria:  Ondo Guber Polls - NSCDC Deploys 7,000

    Leadership, 19 October 2012

    Ahead of Saturday's gubernatorial elections in Ondo State, the Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof Ade Abolurin, has ordered the immediate ... read more »

  • Nigeria:  OPC Cautions Against Violence in Ondo

    Vanguard, 19 October 2012

    Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Thursday warned politicians and political parties to guard their utterances, to avoid bloodshed in the Ondo State governorship poll on Saturday. read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo - the Facts and Figures (analysis)

    Vanguard, 18 October 2012

    Dubbed as the Sunshine State, Ondo, which was created on February 3, 1976, has a population of 3,441,024 persons (2006 census) distributed across 18 local councils within a land ... read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo - Human Rights Organisation Recruits, Train 150 Observers

    This Day, 19 October 2012

    The Centre for Human Rights and Ethics in Development (CHRED) said yesterday that the organisation has indentified, recruited and trained about 150 credible citizens that would ... read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo Guber Poll - Why We Restricted Movement - IGP

    Leadership, 19 October 2012

    The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, explained yesterday that movement was restricted in Ondo State from 6:00pm beginning from yesterday in order to enable his ... read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo Guber Poll - NHRC Raises Alarm Over Violence

    Vanguard, 19 October 2012

    With only a day to the conduct of the gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday raised the alarm over possible electoral violence ... read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo Guber - Muslims Urged to Pray for Peaceful Poll

    Daily Trust, 19 October 2012

    The National Council of Muslim Youth Organization (NACOMYO) yesterday urged all Muslims in Ondo State to pray ahead of the Saturday's governorship election. read more »

  • Nigeria:  Ondo Guber Poll - INEC Distributes Materials to Riverside Areas

    Daily Trust, 19 October 2012

    Election materials were yesterday distributed to people in the riverside areas of Ondo State ahead of Saturday's governorship election. read more »

  • Nigeria:  Commission Deploys 198 Monitors for Ondo Guber Poll

    Leadership, 18 October 2012

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concluded plans to deploy 198 election monitors to Ondo State ahead of Oct. 20 gubernatorial election. read more »

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