Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has won the Ondo governorship election held on Saturday. Akeredolu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, won in 1
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has won the Ondo governorship election held on Saturday. Akeredolu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, won in 15 of the state’s 18 local government areas, based on the results announced by the electoral commission, INEC, at its headquarters in Abuja.
Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in the remaining three local governments.
A total of 17 candidates took part in the election.
Akeredolu polled a total of 292,839 votes while Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 193,585 votes, leaving margin of 99,254. Agboola Ajayi of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) came a distant third with 60,051 votes.
Akeredolu is set to be officially declared the winner by INEC in the next few minutes.
