The second will be in Ondo State where the death last December of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and the inauguration of his estranged Deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa has altered the political equation of the state...

At its meeting on 5 July the Southern Governors' Forum chaired by Ondo State's Rotimi Akeredolu reaffirmed its commitment to the unity of Nigerian then argued this should be consolidated by federal restructuring and devolution of more powers to the state...

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who gave herdsmen seven days to vacate the state's Forest Reserves was promptly rebuked by the Presidency...

The governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu – who in January threatened to expel herders from forest reserves – has told Igboho to steer clear of his state adding that the state is not part of the Oduduwa Republic proclaimed by Igboho...

Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu announced on 18 January that all herders in the state's forest reserves would be expelled...

After losing the Edo state elections last month the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) held on to Rotimi Akeredolu's governorship of Ondo State on 10 October – a result that keeps the country's two main parties more or less in balance (AC Vol 61 No 19 Edo's not so merry-go-round)...

The PDP wants to repeat its Edo success in the Ondo governorship elections scheduled for 10 October through perennial aspirant Eyitayo Jegede who is contesting incumbent APC governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his former deputy Agboola Ajayi who is standing for the Zenith Labour Party a local party founded by former housing minister and Akeredolu's predecessor Olusegun Mimiko...

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who stood in defiance of Tinubu in 2016 is seeking re-election with a new running mate...

In Ondo a National Assembly member and a commissioner from the neighbouring Osun State both present to support a faction challenging that of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu were among numerous APC stalwarts beaten by hoodlums perceived to be loyal to the Governor...