The Peoples Democratic Party :
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday
declaraed Mr Ikengboju Gboluga of the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) as winner of the Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency seat in
Ondo State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP candidate
polled 31, 042 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr Albert Akinmoye
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who had 19, 875 votes in
Saturday’s National Assembly elections.
Prof. Babatunde Ewulo, the INEC Returning Officer for Okitipupa
LGA, who is of the Department of Soil Science, Federal University
of Technology (FUTA), Akure, made the declaration at the Collation
Centre, at Stellamaris College, Okitipupa.
He said Gboluga, having satisfied the INEC rule of having the
highest votes at the election, was declared winner of the National
Assembly election for the Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency.
“The PDP candidate, having satisfied the INEC rule of having the
highest votes of 31,042 against his closest rival of the APC, who
had 19, 875 votes, is hereby declared winner of the election,’’ he
said.
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