Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was proclaimed the victor of Saturday’s Ondo State gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, made the announcement at the INEC collation center in Akure on Sunday.
Akinwumi said the APC candidate secured 366,781 votes to defeat runner-up Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 117,845 votes.
Aiyedatiwa, who squared off against the likes of Falaiye Ajibola (Accord Party), Akinuli Omolere (Action Alliance), Olatunji Popoola (All Progressives Grand Alliance), Olorunfemi Ayodele (Labour Party), and Agboola Ajayi (Peoples Democratic Party), won in all 18 local government areas of the state.
ONDO STATE GOVERNMENTAL ELECTION RESULTS
1– Akure North
APC 14, 451
PDP 5, 787
2–Okitipupa
APC 26, 811
PDP 10, 233
3—Akoko Northeast
APC 25, 657
PDP 5, 072
4—Akure South
APC 32, 969
PDP 17, 926
5—Ose
APC 16, 555
PDP 4, 472
6—Akoko Northwest
APC (25, 010)
PDP 5, 502
7—Akoko Southeast
APC 12, 140
PDP 2, 692
8—Ondo West
APC 20, 755
PDP 6, 387
9—Owo
APC 31, 914
PDP 4, 740
10–-Akoko Southwest
APC 29, 700
PDP 5, 517
11—Irele
APC 17, 117
PDP 6, 601
12–-Ifedore
APC 14, 157
PDP 5, 897
13—Ondo East
APC 8, 163
PDP 2, 843
14 —Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo
APC 16, 600
PDP 4, 442
15—–ldanre .
APC 9, 114
PDP 8, 940
16—Ilaje LG
APC 24,474
PDP 3623
LP 176
17—Ese Odo LG
APC 14511
PDP 7814
18—Odigbo LG
APC 26683
PDP 9348