The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the winner of the 2020 Ondo State Governorship Election.
INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof Idowu Olayinka at the INEC Headquarters in Akure on Sunday declared Akeredolu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner after polling a total votes of 292,830 ahead of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede who polled 195,791.
Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) was in a distant third having scored 69,127 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, I hereby declare Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of the APC as the winner, and he is hereby returned elected,” Chief Returning Officer for the election, Prof Olayinka who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan said.
Below are votes garnered by the parties.
AAC – 814
ADC – 2,440
ADP – 3,464
APC – 292,830
APGA – 271
APM – 309
APP – 527
LP – 1,977
NNPP – 222
NRM – 468
PDP – 195,791
PRP – 669
SDP – 3,053
YPP – 398
ZLP – 69, 127
Below are the results of the 16 local governments:
Ifedore LG:
APC 9,350,
PDP 11,852,
ZLP 1.860
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Irele LG
APC 12,643
PDP 5,493
ZLP 5,904
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Ile Oluji LG
APC 13,278
PDP 9,231
ZLP 1,971
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Ondo East LG
APC 6,485
PDP 4,049
ZLP 3,221
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Idanre LG
APC 11,286
PDP 7,499
ZLP 3,623
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Owo LG
APC 35.957
PDP 5,311
ZLP 408
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Akoko North East LG
APC 16,572
PDP 8,380
ZLP 3,532
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Akoko South West LG
APC 21,232
PDP 15,055
ZLP 2,775
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Akoko North West LG
APC 15,809
PDP 10,320
ZLP 3,477
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Akure North LG
APC 9,546
PDP 12,263
ZLP 1,046
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Akoko South East LG
APC 9,419
PDP 4,033
ZLP 2,055
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Akure South LG
APC 17,277
PDP 47,627
ZLP 2,236
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Ose LG
APC 15,122
PDP 8,421
ZLP 1,083
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Okitipupa LG
APC 19,266
PDP 10,367
ZLP 10,120
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Ondo West LG
APC 15,977
PDP 10,627
ZLP 10,159
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Odigbo LG
APC 23,571
PDP 9,485
ZLP 6,540
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Ese-Odo LG
APC 13,383
PDP 4,680
ZLP 4,760
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Ilaje LG
APC – 26,657
PDP – 11,128
ZLP – 4,005
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