The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state.
He polled a total of 292,830 votes to best 26 other candidates.
His closest rival, Eyitayo Jegede, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 195,791 votes, while the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, of the Zenith Labour Party, came a distant third with 69, 127 votes.
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The Ondo State Election Chief Returning Officer, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof Idowu Olayinka, announced the result on Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Akure.
He said: “I hereby certify that I am the returning officer of the Ondo State election and that the election was conducted and the candidates received the following votes – Oluwarotimi Akeredolu got 292,830, Eyitayo Jegede got 195,791 and Agboola Ajayi got 69,127.
“That Oluwarotimi Akeredolu secured the highest number of votes among the 17 contestants. Moreover, he was expected to score 25 per cent in two-thirds of the state but he scored it across the 18 LGAs.
“Consequently, having satisfied the requirements of the law, I hereby declare Akeredolu as the winner and he is hereby returned elected.”
