The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday
declared Mr Nicholas Tofowomo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
winner of the Ondo South supplementary election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tofowomo polled
81,892 to defeat incumbent Sen. Yele Omogunwa of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 55,610 votes.
Prof. Kayode Onifade, the INEC Returning Officer for Ondo South,
declared Tofowomo winner of the election, having polled the highest
number of votes.
“Having satisfied the law by having the highest number of votes
in a concluded election, I hereby declare Tofowomo of the PDP
winner and he is hereby returned elected,’’ he said.
Tofowomo had earlier polled 79,029 against Omogunwa who scored
51,993 at the Feb. 23 National Assembly election.
The INEC returning officer had declared the election
inconclusive over various irregularities in 56 polling units,
saying that the cancelled 28,047 votes were higher than the margin
of 27,036 votes between Tofowomo and his closest rival.
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