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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 30 political parties will participate in the Ondo State governorship election on November 26, 2016. The parties include the Alliance for Democracy, Social Democratic Party, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, All Progressives Congress and Accord Party, Labour Party, Citizen Popular Party, Peoples Party of Nigeria, Allied Congress of Nigeria, National Conscience Party, and Unity Party of Nigeria. The commission is preparing to ensure a free and fair election and will use technology to streamline the process. The commission has initiated voter education, mobilisation, and public enlightenment campaigns to prevent voter apathy and encourage citizens to avoid violence.

Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and stakeholder in Nigeria's Energy Sector, Olawepo-Hashim, has hailed Hon Zephaniah Bitrus Jisalo as Minister of Energy. He praised Jisalo's nomination as a demonstration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's commitment to national integration. Jisalo, born in 1970, is the first Federal Capital Territory native to be appointed Minister since 1999. He is a politician, PR expert, and administrator who represents Abuja Municipal/Bwari Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. Jisalo's education includes a First School Leaving Certificate, Government Secondary School, University of Jos, Institute of Mass Communication and Technology, and Thames Valley University.