It’s Official: Detailed Results As INEC Declares Akeredolu Winner Of #OndoDecides2020

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  • APC’s Akeredolu Polled 292,830 Votes
  • PDP’s Jegede: 195,791 Votes
  • ZLP’s Ajayi: 69,127 Votes 
  • Akeredolu Routs Jegede With 97,093 Votes

By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General Desk)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, winner of the October 9, 2020 gubernatorial election in Ondo.

Akeredolu polled 292,830 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, who polled 195,791 votes.

The Governor defeated his closest rival, Jegede with 97,093 votes.

Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Hon. Agboola Ajayi came a distant third with 69,127 votes.

The INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka returned Akeredolu as the governor-elect at the INEC office in Akure.

“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,” Olayinka declared.

According to INEC, a total of 572,745 votes were logged in as valid votes.

Akeredolu who is now re-elected had defeated PDP’s Jegede in 2016.

In 2016, Akeredolu secured 244, 842 votes in 2016, to defeat Jegede who garnered 150,380 votes.

2020 ONDO GUBER POLL RESULTS FROM 18 LGAs

Ile Oluji
APC: 13,287
PDP: 9231
ZLP:1971

Akoko north-east
APC: 16,572
PDP: 8380
ZLP:3532

Akoko south-west
APC:21,232
PDP:15,055
ZLP:2755

Akoko south-east
APC:9419
PDP:4003
ZLP:2004

Akoko north-west
APC: 15,809
PDP: 10,320
ZLP: 3,477

Irele
APC: 12,643
PDP:5493
ZLP:5904

Ose
APC:15,122
PDP:8421
ZLP:1083

Ifedore
APC:9350
PDP:11852
ZLP:1863

Owo
APC: 35,957
PDP:5311
ZLP: 408

Okitipupa
APC: 19,266
PDP:  10,367
ZLP: 10,120

Akure north-west
APC: 9,546
PDP: 12,263
ZLP: 1046

Idanre
APC: 11,286
PDP: 7499
ZLP: 3623

Akure south-east
APC: 17,277
PDP: 47,267
ZLP: 2,236

Ondo east
APC:6485
PDP:4049
ZLP: 3221

Ondo west
APC: 15,977
PDP: 10,627
ZLP: 10,159

Odigbo
APC: 23,571
PDP:  9,485
ZLP: 6,540

Ese Odo
APC: 13383
PDP: 4680
ZLP: 4760

Ilaje
APC: 26657
PDP: 11128
ZLP: 4405

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'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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