JUST IN: INEC declares Aiyedatiwa winner of Ondo gov election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.

The announcement was made by the Returning Officer, Prof. Olayemi Akinwunmi, at the state collation center located at INEC’s headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure.

Prof. Akinwunmi, who also serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi State, announced the results and declared Aiyedatiwa elected at exactly 2:29 p.m on Sunday.

According to the official results, Aiyedatiwa secured 366,781 votes, defeating his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 117,845 votes. Adeyemi Nejo of the African Democratic Party (ADP) came third with 4,138 votes.

Prof. Akinwunmi said that “Aiyedatiwa Lucky Orimisan of the APC, having satisfied all the requirements of law and scored majority of the lawful votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”

The election was marked by a low voter turnout and incidents of vote-buying but was largely peaceful across the state.

Aiyedatiwa, who had served as the deputy governor to the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu until December 2023, now begins a four-year term as Ondo State governor.

Aiyedatiwa achieved a landslide victory, winning in all 18 local government areas of the state.

The results are as follows:

Akure North LGA

APC: 14, 451
PDP: 5, 787

Okitipupa LGA

APC: 26, 811
PDP: 10, 233

Akoko North East LGA

APC: 25, 657
PDP: 5, 072

Akure South LGA
APC: 32, 969
PDP:17, 926

Ose LGA
APC: 16, 555
PDP: 4, 472

Akoko North West
APC 25, 010
PDP 5, 502

Akoko South East –
APC: 12, 140
PDP: 2, 692

Ondo West LGA
APC: 20, 755
PDP: 6, 387

Owo LGA
APC: 31, 914
PDP: 4, 740

Akoko South West

APC: 29,700
PDP :5, 517

Irele LGA
APC: 17, 117
PDP: 6, 601

Ifedore

APC: 14, 157
PDP: 5, 897

Ondo East
APC: 8, 163
PDP :2, 843

Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo LGA

APC: 16, 600
PDP: 4, 442

ldanre LGA

APC: 9, 114
PDP: 8, 940

Ese Odo LGA

APC: 14,511
PDP: 7,814

Odigbo LGA

APC: 26,683
PDP: 9348

Ilaje LGA

APC: 24,474
PDP: 3,632

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