By Gbenga Abulude (Politics & General Desk)
As a proof of popularity at their respective homefronts, the three major candidates in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state have all won their polling units with gaping votes.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State ecorded landslide victory at his polling unit 004, St Luke’s CAC Primary School Prison Quarters, Owo, over his opponent, Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP.
In the results declared by the INEC’s returning Officer at the unit, Akeredolu polled 413 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who polled 12 votes.
Zenith Labour Party candidate and Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi had no votes.
11 ballots were voided.
- Agboola Wins Polling Unit With Landslide
Ondo Deputy Governor and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) governorship candidate, Hon Agboola Ajayi emerged victorious, clearing the votes in his polling unit, Apoi Ward II, Unit 004 located at Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government.
Ajayi polled 395 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu got 13 votes.
His Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Mr Eyitayo Jegede got 5 votes while the candidates of the LP and the AAC got one vote each.
6 votes were voided.
- Jegede wins polling unit
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede also won his polling unit.
He polled 220 votes to defeat Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 60 votes.
Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) polled seven votes.
The PDP candidate voted at Unit 009, Ward 2, Akure LG located inside Sacred Heart Primary School, Cathedral in Akure.
At the second unit in the primary school, Jegede polled 158 votes to defeat APC candidate who polled 43 and ZLP who polled only 4 votes.
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