The incumbent governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the primary election and emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.
Aiyedatiwa, who contested the primary election with 16 other aspirants, won the party’s primary election with 48, 569 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Akinfolarin Mayowa who scored 15, 343, votes.
Chief Olusola Oke came third by scoring 14,915 votes while Senator Jimoh Ibrahim scored 9,456 votes, to come fourth.
Aiyedatiwa contested the primary alongside 15 other aspirants, which include Olusoji Ehinlanwo, Jimi Odimayo, Jimoh Ibrahim, and APC National Vice Chairman (South West) Isaacs Kekemeke.
Others are Wale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema, Chief Olusola Oke (SAN), Olamide Ohunyeye, Morayo Lebi, Oladiran Iyantan, Prof. Francis Faduyile, Mayowa Akinfolarin, and Ifeoluwa Oyedele, as well as two female aspirants, Funmilayo Adekojo and Funke Omogoroye.
LEADERSHIP reports that a total of 171,922 accredited members of the party voted in the direct primary election exercise which was held in 203 wards of 18 local government areas on Saturday and Sunday.
Declaring Aiyedatiwa as the candidate of the party for November 16 governorship election, Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, who was the Electoral Committee Chairman for the primary, confirmed that the exercise held in all the 203 words.
Ododo said “Having scored the highest votes, I hereby declare Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner and Ondo APC governorship candidate.”
He announced the names of the candidates are their scores as follows; Jimi Odimayo: 490
Judith Omogoroye: 115
Lucky Aiyedatiwa: 48,569
Issac Kekemeke: 1,045
Olusoji Ehinlanwo: 492
Olugbenga Edema: 395
Jimoh Ibrahim: 9,456
Funmilayo Adekojo: 529
Mayowa Akinfolarin: 15,343
Wale Akinterinwa: 1,952
Olusola Oke: 14,915
Olumide Ohunyeye: 424
Morayo Lebi: 290
Iyantan: 348
Dayo Faduyile: 353
Ifeoluwa Oyedele: 462
The result of the election as announced by local government Retuning Officers:
1. ILAJE LG
Aiyedatiwa 2,485
Akinterinwa. 26
Oke. 2,511
Jimoh Ibrahim 589
2. Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
Voters: 4309
Accredited: 3097
Valid: 3097
Jimoh Ibrahim: 282
AIYEDATIWA: 1225
WA: 474
3. Ondo West LG:
Voters: 22122
Accredited: 17679
Valid: 17679
Jimoh Ibrahim: 2668
AIYEDATIWA: 10610
4. ESE-ODO LG
Aiyedatiwa 298
Akinterinwa 0
Oke 147
Jimoh Ibrahim 174
5. OWO LG
Aiyedatiwa 2,123
Akinterinwa. 345
Oke 225
Jimoh Ibrahim 192
6. IDANRE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 579
Akinterinwa 119
Oke 225
Jimoh Ibrahim 120
7. AKOKO NORTH EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 664
Akinterinwa 135
Oke 138
Jimoh Ibrahim 505
8. AKOKO NORTH WEST LG
Aiyedatiwa 5, 430
Akinterinwa 198
Oke 2, 721
Jimoh Ibrahim 728
9. AKOKO SOUTH EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 533
Akinterinwa 43
Oke 391
Jimoh Ibrahim 67
10. AKOKO SOUTH WEST LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 747
Akinterinwa 272
Oke 415
Jimoh Ibrahim 466
11. No result for Ifedore LGA.
All aspirants scored zero according to the Returning Officer due to an alleged shooting.
12. OSE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 091
Akinterinwa 39
Oke 800
Jimoh Ibrahim 267
13. IRELE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 203
Akinterinwa 15
Oke 93
Jimoh Ibrahim 139
14. ODIGBO LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 631
Akinterinwa 114
Oke 138
Jimoh Ibrahim 845
15. AKURE NORTH LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 860
Akinterinwa 177
Oke 1, 239
Jimoh Ibrahim 1, 606
16. AKURE SOUTH LG
Aiyedatiwa 3, 265
Akinterinwa 86
Oke 328
Jimoh Ibrahim 294
17. ONDO EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 4803
Akinterinwa 141
Oke 1171
Jimoh Ibrahim 406
18. OKITIPUPA LG
Aiyedatiwa 1,622
Akinterinwa 27
Oke 1,571
Jimoh Ibrahim 109
