The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept to
victory in the Ondo State council polls which held on
Saturday.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of Ondo State Independent
Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Professor Yomi Dinakin.
Announcing the results at the commission’s head office on Sunday
in Akure, the state capital, Dinakin noted out of the 18 local
government areas in the state, there were no elections in five
councils.
The five local councils include Akoko North-East, Ose, Ifedore,
Odigbo and Irele.
Only the APC fielded candidates in the local governments, and
hence were declared winners.
Similarly, the remaining 13 local government areas include: Ese
Odo, Akoko South-West, Akure South, Ilaje, Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo,
Okitipupa, Ondo West and Akure North.
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Others include Owo, Akoko North West, Akoko South-West, Idanre
and Ondo East.
The Returning Officers from the local government areas brought
the results collated to ODIEC office where they were announced.
APC also won 194 councillorship seats out of 198, while the
results in the four remaining wards were declared inconclusive.
Ten political parties including the ruling APC participated in
the election.
The major opposition parties – the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) however boycotted the
election.
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