Incumbent governor of Ondo State, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa was announced early this morning as the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election.
The election in 203 wards across the 18 local governments was held on Saturday, except in Okitipupa Local Government, which was held yesterday afternoon.
The poll in Okitipupa was shifted by the electoral panel due to disruption.
Results from the local governments were collated until the early hours of today by the Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo-led electoral panel.
Electoral officers from the local governments personally announced the results before the seven-man panel.
Thereafter, the results were tallied.
In the final tally, Aiyedatiwa won 48,569 votes; Samuel Akinfolarin, 15,182; Olusola Oke, 14,453; Jimoh Ibrahim, 9,457 and Wale Akinterinwa, 1,952.
A mild drama played out during the collation of results.
The Returning Officer for Ifedore Local Government Area, Chief Oliver Okpala, said he recorded zero for all the aspirants because no election took place.
According to him, there was violence, which forced prospective voters to stay indoors.
He said: “No election took place in Ifedore. We couldn’t find anybody in any ward. Everybody had taken shelter in their homes.
“There was violence everywhere. We saw people mobilising. Police were on the ground to give protection.”
The governor won in 16 local governments. Oke won in Ilaje Local Government while no results were declared in Ifedore.
Ododo, who announced Aiyedatiwa as the winner, called on other aspirants to work with the governor for the success of the party in the November election.
