The All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate and incumbent governor, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, has emerged winner of the Ondo State Governorship election held on Saturday.
Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, the Returning Officer of INEC and Vice Chancellor of College of Lokoja, on Sunday in Akure, declared Aiyedatiwa winner after outcomes from the 18 native authorities areas have been obtained and counted.
Mr Akinwumi mentioned that the APC candidate, Aiyedatiwa polled 366,781 votes to defeat his closet rival, Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, who polled 117,845 votes.
Neyo Adeyemi of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, got here a distant third, polling 4,138 votes.
“I Olayemi Akinwumi hereby certify that I’m the Returning Officer for the 2024 off-cyle Ondo State Governorship election held on the Nov. 16, 2024
“The election was contested and Fortunate Aiyedatiwa of APC polled 366,781 whereas Ajayi Agboola of PDP scored 117,845.
“I Olayemi Akinwumi announce that Aiyedatiwa Fortunate Orimisan of APC having glad the necessities of the regulation is right here by declare the winner and return elected,” he mentioned.
Mr Aiyedatiwa defeated Ajayi, a former deputy governor through the first time period of the late Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, and 14 different contenders within the 18 LGA of the state.
The election held on Saturday was usually reported as peaceable and with none incidence of violence and poll snatching.NAN
