Following the Ondo state Governorship election which held
yesterday, 26th November, 2016,it can be reported that Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives
Congress is the new governor-elect.
Mr. Akeredolu of Nigeria’s ruling APC scored 244,842 votes
to defeat 27 others in the governorship election held on Saturday.
Eyitatyo Jegede of the PDP came second with 150,380 votes
while Olusola Oke of the AD scored 126,889 votes to come third, the INEC
returning officer, Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, said.
Mr. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, will take over
office from the outgoing governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko of the PDP.
Mr. Akeredolu is a former president of the Nigeria Bar
Association and enjoyed the support of President Muhammadu Buhari and majority
of the members of his party during his campaign.
The lawyer won the election despite not enjoying the full
support of some leaders of his party, including ex-governor Bola Tinubu of
Lagos and his loyalists. Mr. Tinubu, as well as Governors Akinwunmi Ambode of
Lagos and Rauf Aregbesola of Osun boycotted all the campaign rallies of Mr.
Akeredolu.
Mr. Akeredolu won in 14 of Ondo’s 18 local governments to
clinch victory including surprise victories in the two local governments of
Akure, the state capital, considered a stronghold of the PDP.
The first runner-up, Mr. Jegede, had a troubled campaign and
was not officially declared candidate by INEC until Wednesday, less than three
days to the election. He and his party’s call for postponement of the election
was rejected by the electoral commission. He won in two local governments, both
in Ondo town.
The second runner-up, Mr. Oke, was a member of the APC until
he lost the party’s primaries to Mr. Akeredolu. He alleged fraud in the
primaries and subsequently joined the AD. He also won in two local governments,
Ilaje and Okitipupa.
Source: Premium Times Ng
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