Ondo State governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing gubernatorial election in the state, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa is leading by a wide margin with announcement of 13 out of 18 local government results so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Final collation of the governorship election results commenced at the INEC office in Akure, the state capital, around 12:35 am.
According to the results, Aiyedatiwa had polled a total of 259,851 votes so far while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Agboola Ajayi is trailing with 81,031 votes in the results announced so far.
The margin between the two leading candidates so far stands at 178,820 votes from the declared local governments.
The results were announced by the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi who is the Returning Officer in the exercise.
The 13 LGAs where results have so far been announced are:
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 East
APC – 8,163
PDP – 2,843
Registered Voters – 52,274
Accredited Voters – 11,864
Total Valid Votes -11,544
Rejected Votes – 308
Total Votes Cast – 1,1852
Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
APC – 16, 600
PDP – 4,442
Total Registered Voters – 81,954
Valid Votes – 21,454
Rejected Votes – 541
Accredited voters – 22,256
Total Votes cast – 21,995
Idanre
APC – 9,114
PDP – 8,940
Registered Voters – 91,392
Accredited Voters – 19,712
Total Valid Votes -18,430
Rejected Votes – 748
Total Votes Cast – 19,178
Irele
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
Akoko Southwest
APC – 2,9700
PDP – 5,517
Registered Voters – 11,638
Accredited Voters – 36,300
Total Valid Votes – 35,700
Rejected Votes – 5,225
Total Votes Cast – 36,225
Owo
APC – 31,914
PDP – 4,740
Total Registered Voters – 143,751
Valid Votes – 37,334
Rejected Votes – 983
Accredited voters – 38,340
Total Votes cast – 38,317
Ondo West
APC – 20,755
PDP – 6,387
Accredited Voters – 31,4186
Total Valid Votes – 31,382
Akoko South – East
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
Akoko Northwest
APC – 25,010
PDP – 5,502
Registered Voters – 84,908
Accredited Voters – 31,263
Total Valid Votes – 30,805
Rejected Votes – 309
Total Votes Cast – 31,114
Use
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
Akure South
APC – 32,969
PDP – 17,926
Registered Voters – 31,4709
Accredited Voters – 54,670
Total Valid Votes – 52,991
Rejected Votes – 1,651
Total Votes Cast – 54,642
Akoko North East
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