Ondo Decides: Aiyedatiwa Leads in 13 LGAs

Fidelis David in Akure

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, candidate of All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State is leading in all the 13 LGAs results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Final collation commenced at the INEC office in Akure, the state capital, around 12: 35 am.

Besides INEC, had uploaded 92.09 per cent of the results from polling units. Out of 3,933 polling units across the state, INEC uploaded the results of 3,622 units to its portal.

The results, however, showed that Aiyedatiwa was ahead of his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi, and the Returning Officer of the exercise after declaring the results from the 13 Council areas said it will reconvene by 5am for the remaining results from five LGAs — Akure north, Okitipupa, Odigbo, Ilaje and Ese-Odo.

THE RESULTS FROM EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ifedore LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 83831

Accredited voters: 21024

APC: 14157 

LP: 19 

PDP: 5897 

ZLP: 14 

Total valid votes: 20438

Rejected: 560

Total votes cast: 20998

Ondo East LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters:  52274

Accredited voters: 11864 

APC: 8163 

LP: 31 

PDP: 2843 

ZLP: 219 

Total valid votes: 11544

Rejected votes:  308

Total votes cast: 11852

Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 81954

Accredited voters: 22256 

APC: 16600 

LP: 23 

PDP: 4442 

ZLP: 38 

Total valid votes: 21454

Rejected votes:  541

Total votes cast: 21995

Idanre LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 91392

Accredited voters: 19712 

APC: 9114 

LP: 24 

PDP: 8940 

ZLP: 14 

Total valid votes: 18430

Rejected votes: 748

Total votes cast: 19178

Irele LGA, Ondo state  

Registered voters: 78982

Accredited voters: 24772 

APC: 17117 

LP: 15 

PDP: 6601 

ZLP: 4 

Total valid votes: 24031

Rejected votes: 718

Total votes cast: 24749

Akoko south-west LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 116368

Accredited voters: 36300 

APC: 29700 

LP: 16 

PDP: 5517 

ZLP: 10 

Total valid votes: 35700

Rejected votes: 525

Total votes cast: 36225

Owo LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 143751

Accredited voters: 38340 

APC: 31914 

LP: 42 

PDP: 4740 

ZLP: 15 

Total valid votes: 37334

Rejected votes: 983

Total votes cast: 38317

Ondo west LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 19066

Accredited voters: 31418 

APC: 20755 

LP: 181 

PDP: 6387 

ZLP: 1972 

Total valid votes: 30238

Rejected votes: 1144

Total valid votes: 31382 

Abbas Mimiko, ZLP candidate, is from this LGA.

Akoko south-east LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 41978

Accredited voters: 15150 

APC: 12140 

LP: 10 

PDP: 2692 

ZLP: 2 

Total valid votes:14988

Rejected  votes: 160

Total votes cast:15148

Akoko north-west LGA 

Registered voters: 84908

Accredited voters: 31263 

APC: 25010 

LP: 23 

PDP: 5502 

ZLP: 13 

Total valid votes: 30805

Rejected votes: 309

Total votes cast: 31114 

Ose LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters:

Accredited voters: 21661 

APC: 16555 

LP: 06 

PDP: 4472 

ZLP: 05 

Total valid votes: 21265

Rejected votes: 342

Total votes cast: 21607

Akure south LGA, Ondo state  

Registered voters: 314709

Accredited voters: 54670 

APC: 32969 

LP: 238 

PDP: 17926 

ZLP: 252 

Total valid votes: 52991

Rejected votes: 1651

Total votes cast: 54642

Akoko north-east LGA, Ondo state 

Registered voters: 93285

Accredited voters: 31734 

APC: 25657 

LP: 14 

PDP: 5072 

ZLP: 06 

Total valid votes: 31182

Rejected votes: 515

Total votes cast: 31697