Ondo GUBER 2024: Aiyedatiwa of APC Wins November 16 Governorship Election.

Oru Leonard 

The Ondo State governorship election took place yesterday, November 16, 2024, and the results are in! Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as the governor of Ondo State, winning with a total of 366,781 votes..

Aiyedatiwa, who became governor after the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in December 2023, defeated 16 other candidates, including Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 117,845 votes.

A breakdown of the top two candidates shows that Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC): scored 366,781 votes, while Agboola Ajayi (PDP), scored 117,845 votes.

The election was conducted using the plurality voting system, where the candidate with the most votes wins.

The candidate of All the Progressive Congress (APC), in the Ondo State gubernatorial election, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission as provided by the constitution of Nigeria.

Announcing and declaring the winner, the returning officer, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi from the Federal University, Lokoja, said Aiyedatiwa having scored 366,781 votes to defeat his nearest opponent, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 117,835 votes has been returned elected.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi, gave the details as follows:

In Ifedore LGA: APC: scored 14,157 while PDP: 5,897 and SDP: 21. respectively.

In Ondo East LGA: APC: 8,163 while PDP: 2843 and SDP: 15. Also, in IleOluji/OkeIgbo LGA: APC scored 16,600 PDP: 4,442. And in Idanre LGA: scored APC: 9,114 and PDP: 8940.

Others are Irele LGA: where APC: scored 17,117 and PDP: 6601. In Akoko South West LGA: APC: 29,700, ADP: 87, PDP: 5,517, APGA:23 and SDP: 11 while in Owo LGA: APC: 31, 914, ADP:140 and PDP: 4740.

In Ose LGA APC scored 16,555, LP:06, and PDP: 4472. In Akure South LGA: APC: 32,969 and PDP: 17,926, in Akoko North East: APC: 25,657, PDP: 5072 and SDP:03. While in Ondo West LGA: APC: 20,755, LP: 181 and PDP: 6387.

The rest are: Akoko South East APC: 12,140, APGA: 19 and PDP: 2692. In Akoko North West LGA: APC: 25010 and PDP: 5502. In Okitipuoa LGA: Accredited voters= 38,814 while APC- scored 26,811 and PDP- 10,233 and in Akure North LGA: Accredited Voters=21,606. There, APC- 14,451 and PDP- 5,787.

Finally, in Odigno LGA: APC 26,683 and PDP 9348. In Ilaje LGA: APC scores 24474 and PDP 3632 while in in Eseodo LGA: APC 14511 while PDP is 7814.