The Independent National Electoral Commission today declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress, winner of the Saturday 16 November governorship election in Ondo State. He cleared the votes in all 18 Local Government Areas of the state.
Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State and the State Returning Officer, Ayedatiwa polled in total of 366,781 votes to defeat Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 117,845 votes.
In the words of Akinwunmi, “I, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwunmi, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2024 Ondo State governorship election held on the 16th November, 2024.
“That Ayedatiwa Lucky Orimisan of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and governor-elect.”
The Returning Officer noted that the total valid votes in the election stood at 497,077; rejected votes were 11,886, while the total votes cast were 508,963.
Before the last set of election results from the Ilaje, EseOdo, and Odigbo LGs were presented, Ayedatiwa had won in 15 council areas.
The details: 1. Ifedore LGA:
APC: 14,157
PDP: 5,897
SDP: 21
- Ondo East LGA:
APC: 8,163
PDP: 2,843
SDP: 15
- IleOluji/OkeIgbo LGA:
APC: 16,600
PDP: 4,442
SDP: 08
- Idanre LGA:
APC: 9,114
PDP: 8,940
LP: 24
APGA: 25
- Irele LGA
APC: 17,117
PDP: 6,601
LP: 15
APGA: 30
- Akoko South West LGA
APC: 29,700
ADP: 87
PDP: 5,517
APGA: 23
SDP: 11
- Owo LGA:
APC: 31,914
ADP: 140
PDP: 4,740
AAC: 16
APGA: 36
LP: 42
- Ose LGA
AA: 03
AAC: 08
APGA: 19
ADC: 141
APC: 16,555
LP: 06
PDP: 4,472
- Akure South LGA:
AA: 08
AAC: 58
APGA: 95
ADC: 630
APC: 32,969
PDP: 17,926
LP: 238
SDP: 138
ZLP: 252
- Akoko North East:
AA: 03
AAC: 19
APGA: 36
APC: 25,657
LP: 14
PDP: 5,072
SDP: 03
- Ondo West LGA
A: 31
AA: 09
AAC: 30
ADC: 415
ADP: 143
APC: 20,755
LP: 181
PDP: 6,387
SDP: 123
- Akoko South East LGA
A: 02
AAC: 04
ADC: 81
ADP: 28
APC: 12,140
APGA: 19
PDP: 2,692
SDP: 03
- Akoko North West LGA
A: 06
AA: 04
AAC: 14
ADC: 130
ADP: 51
APC: 25,010
APGA: 21
LP: 23
PDP: 5,502
SDP: 05
- Akure North LGA
A: 9
ADC: 180
APC: 14,451
LP: 238
PDP: 5,787
PRP: 6
SDP: 46
- Okitipupa LGA
A: 5
ADC 284
APC: 26,811
LP: 27
PDP: 10,233
PRP: 17
SDP: 18
- Odigbo LGA
AA: 08
AAC: 29
APGA: 76
APC: 26,683
LP: 34
PDP: 9,348
PRP: 31
SDP: 12
ZLP: 70
- Ilaje LGA
AA: 02
AAC: 10
ADC: 107
AGPA: 21
APC: 24,474
PDP: 3,632
LP: 176
ZLP: 04
- Ese Odo LGA
AA: 01
AAC: 03
APC: 14,511
APGA: 17
PDP: 7,814
LP: 45