Residents in Nigeria’s Ondo State went to the polls on Saturday to decide who will be their next governor and lead them for the next four years. The collation of results by election officials began early Sunday morning, with incumbent Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu, taking an early lead.
The Governor recorded 178,854 votes after results from 12 of the state’s 18 local governments were announced.
His closest challenger, the People’s Democratic Party’s Eyitayo Jegede, recorded 141,083 votes. Another major contender, the State’s Deputy Governor and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, Agboola Ajayi, has recorded 32,060 votes.
Akeredolu has won nine of the local governments so far, clinching victory in Akoko South East, Idanre LGA, Owo LGA, Ondo East LGA, Akoko North West, Akoko South East, Akoko North East, Irele LGA and Ile Oluji Oke Igbo LGA.
Jegede secured victory in three local government areas- Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore LGA.
The Results So Far:
Akure South LGA:
APC – 17,277
PDP – 47,627
Akoko South East:
APC – 9,419
PDP – 4,003
Idanre LGA:
APC -11,286
PDP – 7,499
Owo LGA:
APC – 35957
PDP – 5311
Akure North LGA:
APC – 9546
PDP – 12263
Ondo East LGA:
APC – 6485
PDP – 4049
Akoko North West:
APC- 15,809
PDP- 10,320
Akoko South East:
APC – 21,232
PDP – 15,055
Akoko North East:
APC – 16,572
PDP – 8,380
Irele LGA:
APC – 12,643
PDP – 5,493
Ile Oluji Oke Igbo LGA:
APC – 13,278
PDP – 9,231
Ifedore LGA:
APC – 9,350
PDP – 11,852
Results from the six remaining local governments- and the winner of the election will be announced at 9am on Sunday
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