The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, as the winner of the Saturday gubernatorial elections in Ondo State.
Aiyedatiwa, who is the incumbent governor of the state, has been elected for the first time as governor by a landslide victory after polling 366,781 votes to defeat Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 117, 845 votes.
Recall that Aiyedatiwa, who served as deputy to the late Rotimi Akeredolu until 2023, assumed office after the demise of his principal.
The INEC Returning Officer, who is also Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi, declared Aiyedatiwa as the winner of the election after polling the highest votes and satisfying other requirements of the law.
“That Lucky Aiyedatiwa Orimisan of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” declared Akinwunmi.
According to the results, Aiyedatiwa won all 18 local government areas with a margin of 248,936 votes in an election which was held across 3,933 polling units in the state.
Meanwhile, Tribune Online reports that Governor Aiyedatiwa, while speaking to newsmen shortly after casting his ballot on Saturday, expressed confidence in the process, saying he was “at an advantage to win.”
On the other hand, the PDP candidate, Ajayi, who also addressed newsmen at his polling unit, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias, while calling for the resignation of the Chairman of the electoral umpire, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu.
- Ondo Election Results: Akure North LGA
APC: 14,451
LP: 238
PDP: 5,787
Registered Voters: 87,291
Accredited Voters: 21,698
Total valid votes: 20,942
Rejected votes: 648
Total votes cast: 21590 - Ondo Election Results: Okitipupa LGA
APC – 26,811
PDP – 10,233
LP: 27
Total Registered Voters – 126,021
Valid Votes – 37,597
Rejected Votes – 858
Accredited voters – 38,814
Total Votes cast – 38,455
- Ondo Election Results: Ile Oluji/Okeigbo LGA
APC – 16,600
PDP – 4,442
SDP – 3
ZLP – 38
LP – 23
NNPP – 3
- Ondo Election Results: Idanre LGA
APC – 9,114
PDP – 8,940
Registered Voters – 91392
Accredited Voters – 19712
Total Valid Votes -18430
Rejected Votes – 748
Total Votes Cast – 19178
- Ondo Election Results: Irele LGA
APC – 17,117
PDP – 6,601
Total Registered Voters – 78,982
Valid Votes – 24,031
Rejected Votes – 718
Accredited voters – 24,772
Total Votes cast – 24,749
- Ondo Election Results: Akoko North East LGA
APC – 25,657
PDP – 5,072
Total Registered Voters – 93,285
Valid Votes – 31,182
Rejected Votes – 515
Accredited voters – 31,734
Total Votes cast – 31,697
- Ondo Election Results: Akure South LGA
APC – 32,969
PDP – 17,926
Registered Voters – 3,14709
Accredited Voters – 54670
Total Valid Votes – 52991
Rejected Votes – 1651
Total Votes Cast – 54642
- Ondo Election Results: Akoko Northwest LGA
APC – 25,010
PDP – 5,502
Registered Voters – 8,4908
Accredited Voters – 3,1263
Total Valid Votes – 30805
Rejected Votes – 309
Total Votes Cast – 31114
- Ondo Election Results: Akoko South – East LGA
APC – 12,140
PDP – 2,692
Total Registered Voters – 41,978
Valid Votes – 14,988
Rejected Votes – 160
Accredited voters – 15,150
Total Votes cast – 15,148
- Ondo Election Results: Ondo West LGA
APC – 20,755
PDP – 6,387
Registered Voters – 19,66
Accredited Voters – 314186
Total Valid Votes – 31382
- Ondo Election Results: Owo LGA
APC – 31,914
PDP – 4,740
Total Registered Voters – 143,751
Valid Votes – 37,334
Rejected Votes – 983
Accredited voters – 38,340
- Ondo Election Results: Ifedore LGA
APC – 14,157
PDP – 5,897
Total Register Voters – 83,831
Valid Votes – 20,438
Rejected Votes – 560
Accredited voters – 21,024
Total Vote cast – 20,998
- Ondo Election Results: Ondo East LGA
APC – 8,163
PDP – 2,843
Registered Voters – 52,274
Accredited Voters – 1,1864
Total Valid Votes -1,1544
Rejected Votes – 308
Total Votes Cast – 1,1852
- Ondo Election Results: Akoko Southwest LGA
APC – 29,700
PDP – 5,517
Registered Voters – 11638
Accredited Voters – 36300
Total Valid Votes -35700
Rejected Votes – 5,225
- Ondo Election Results: Ose LGA
APC – 16,555
PDP – 4,472
Total Registered Voters – 78,307
Valid Votes – 21,265
Rejected Votes – 342
Accredited voters – 21,661
Total Votes cast – 21,607
- Ondo Election Results: Odigbo LGA
APC – 26,683
PDP – 9,348
Total Registered Voters – 154, 382
Valid Votes – 36,995
Rejected Votes – 1166
Accredited voters – 38,163
Total Votes cast – 38,161
- Ondo Election Results: Ilaje LGA
APC – 24,474
PDP – 3,632
Total Registered Voters – 146,146
Valid Votes – 28,592
Rejected Votes – 293
Accredited voters – 29,131
Total Votes cast – 28,885
- Ondo Election Results: Ese Odo LGA
APC: 14,511
PDP: 7,814
LP: 45
Total Registered Voters: 84,888
Valid votes: 22,551
Rejected votes: 417
Accredited voters: 22, 975
Total votes cast: 22,968
