In a decisive victory, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been named the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominee for the upcoming November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.
Aiyedatiwa won the primary with a commanding lead, securing 48,569 votes. He was followed by Mayowa Akinfolarin with 15,343 votes, and Chief Olusola Oke with 14,865 votes.
The declaration was made by Ahmed Ododo, the Governor of Kogi State and Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee.
Ododo commended the intense competition and the high level of engagement during the primaries.
The primaries saw active involvement from APC members and supporters across Ondo State’s 18 council areas. With the primary win, Aiyedatiwa’s campaign is now focused on uniting the party’s base and gearing up for the November electoral battle.
However, the primaries were not without issues. Oliver Okpala, the returning officer in Ifedore, reported that disturbances disrupted the voting process in the region.
Speaking before the party’s electoral officers reeled out the results from the 18 council areas, Governor Usman Ododo said, “Let’s remember that the real election lies with all of us as members of this great party, the All Progessives Congress.
“We must always reflect on the words of our father and leader, President Bola Tinubu, who has maintained that a political contest is a quest to serve by brothers and sisters from the same family but leaving in the same room and must therefore live in the same house after the election has been won and lost.
“In our own room today, we are all in the same room as a family, and as such, we have no need to abandon the party, irrespective of today’s outcome.
” We must set aside our differences and unite behind our candidate.
“In our unity, we shall continue to find strength, and our victory lies in our solidarity as party men and women.”
RESULTS
Total number of voters 117922
Total number of accredited voters 95,178
Total votes cast 95178
Invalid- Nil
Jimi Odimayo 490
Omogoroye Judith 115
Aiyedatiwa 48,569
Kekemeke 1045
Soji Ehinlanwo 492
Olugbenga Edema 395
Jimoh lbrahim 9456
Adekojo Funmilayo 529
Akinfolarin Samuel 15343
Wale Akinterinwa 1952
Olusola Oke 14,915
Olamide Ohunyeye 424
Morayo Lebi 290
Diran lyantan 348
Prof Dayo Faduyile 353
Ife Oyedele 462
1:ILAJE LG
Lucky Aiyedatiwa 2,485
Wale Akinterinwa. 26
Olusola Oke. 2,511
Jimoh Ibrahim 589
2: Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
Aiyedatiwa: 1225
Jimoh Ibrahim: 282
WA: 474
3: Ondo West LG:
Aiyedatiwa: 10610
Jimoh Ibrahim: 2668
4: ESE-ODO LG
Aiyedatiwa 298
Akinterinwa 0
Jimoh Ibrahim 174
Oke 147
5: OWO LG
Aiyedatiwa 2,123
Akinterinwa. 345
Jimoh Ibrahim 192
Oke 225
6: IDANRE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 579
Akinterinwa 119
Jimoh Ibrahim 120
Oke 225
7: AKOKO NORTH EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 664
Akinterinwa 135
Jimoh Ibrahim 505
Oke 138
8: AKOKO NORTH WEST LG
Aiyedatiwa 5, 430
Akinterinwa 198
Jimoh Ibrahim 728
Oke 2, 721
9: AKOKO SOUTH EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 533
Akinterinwa 43
Jimoh Ibrahim 67
Oke 391
10: AKOKO SOUTH WEST LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 747
Akinterinwa 272
Jimoh Ibrahim 466
Oke 415
11: NO RESULT FOR IFEDORE LGA.
ALL ASPIRANTS SCORED ZERO ACCORDING TO THE RETURNING OFFICER DUE TO AN ALLEGED SHOOTING.
12: OSE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 091
Akinterinwa 39
Jimoh Ibrahim 267
Oke 800
13: IRELE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 203
Akinterinwa 15
Jimoh Ibrahim 139
Oke 93
14: ODIGBO LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 631
Akinterinwa 114
Jimoh Ibrahim 845
Oke 138
15: AKURE NORTH LG
Aiyedatiwa 2, 860
Akinterinwa 177
Jimoh Ibrahim 1, 606
Oke 1, 239
16: AKURE SOUTH LG
Aiyedatiwa 3, 265
Akinterinwa 86
Jimoh Ibrahim 294
Oke 328
17 OKITIPUPA LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 622
Akinterinwa 27
Jimoh Ibrahim 109
Oke 1, 571
18: ONDO EAST LG
Aiyedatiwa 4, 803
Akinterinwa 141
Jimoh Ibrahim 406
Oke 1, 171
