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Incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has emerged the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday.
Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner after polling the highest number of votes.
The result was announced by the election’s Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Abel Olayinka who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, UI.
The governor who will be spending another four year term in office won in 15 of the 18 local government areas of the state while his rival, Eyitayo Jegede of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP won the remaining three within the Central Senatorial District.
Akeredolu’s deputy, Agboola Ajayi who is the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP could not secure any local government.
According to the votes as announced, Akeredolu polled a total of 292,830 votes, Jegede scored 195,791 with Ajayi coming a distant third with 69,127.
Below is the result as declared by INEC:
Ifedore LG:
APC 9,350,
PDP 11,852,
ZLP 1.860
Irele LG
APC 12,643
PDP 5,493
ZLP 5,904
Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo LG
APC 13,278
PDP 9,231
ZLP 1,971
Ondo East LG
APC 6,485
PDP 4,049
ZLP 3,221
Idanre LG
APC 11,286
PDP 7,499
ZLP 3,623
Owo LG
APC 35,957
PDP 5,311
ZLP 408
Akoko North East LG
APC 16,572
PDP 8,380
ZLP 3,532
Akoko South West LG
APC 21,232
PDP 15,055
ZLP 2,775
Akoko North West
APC 15,809
PDP 10,320
ZLP 3,477
Akure North LG
APC 9,546
PDP 12,263
ZLP 1,046
Akoko South East LG
APC 9,419
PDP 4,033
ZLP 2,055
Akure South LG
APC 17,277
PDP 47,627
ZLP 2,236
Ose LG
APC 15,122
PDP 8,421
ZLP 1,083
Okitipupa LG
APC 19,266
PDP 10,367
ZLP 10,120
Ondo West LG
APC 15,977
PDP 10,627
ZLP 10,159
Odigbo LG
APC 23,571
PDP 9,485
ZLP 6,540
Ilaje
APC 36,675
PDP 11,128
ZLP 4405
Ese Odo
APC 13,383
PDP 4,680
ZLP 4,760
Ondo election: Akeredolu defeats Deputy, Ajayi, Mimiko
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi who is also the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, during the Saturday’s governorship, failed to win his local government.
Ajayi was defeated by his boss, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC in his Ese-Odo council area.
The estranged Deputy Governor scored 4,760 as against Akeredolu who polled a massive 13,383.
Also, the former Governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko who is the National Leader of ZLP lost his local government to APC.
Mimiko who is from Ondo West Local Government scored 10,159 while Akeredolu polled.
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