notice board at a polling unit.
Across 18 local governments, voters in Ondo state have
begun to cast their ballots for the person who will lead them for
the next four years.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), 17 parties are on the ballot, although some have collapsed
their structures to campaign for others.
Incumbent Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives
Congress is also seeking re-election but is expected to face stiff
competition from the Peoples Democratic Party’s Eyitayo Jegede and
the Zenith Labour Party’s Agboola Ajayi.
Scroll down for the latest updates on the election.
11:30 – We’re at Ipele. This was the community
where a political crisis happened a few weeks back. The entrance to
the community is manned by men of the Nigerian Army.
11:10 – PDP Candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, just
cast his vote at Ward 2 unit 9 Akure South.
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11:00 – APC candidate and incumbent Governor,
Rotimi Akeredolu has cast his vote at Ward 05, Unit 06, Ijebu 2,
Owo, Ondo state.
10:48 – The governorship candidate of ZLP,
Agboola Ajayi, has cast his vote in Kiribo Ese Odo Local Govt Area
of Ondo State.
10:00 – Candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, arrives at Sacred Heart Primary School
in Akure. He will be voting at Unit 9, Ward 2.
9:27 – Rain forces electoral officials to pause
the polling exercise
9:18 – The elderly are given the
opportunity to get into the queue from the front.
8:30 – At Ward 10, Polling Unit 22 in Akure
South, voters queue at the gate before officials commence the
exercise.
8:10 – The elderly are also out to
vote.
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