casting his vote on Saturday, October 10, 2020.
The incumbent Governor of Ondo State and candidate of
the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu, shot into an early
lead on Sunday as the Independent National Electoral Commission
began to announce results from the state’s Governorship election
held on Saturday.
After 12 local governments, the Governor, who is seeking
re-election for another four years, recorded 178,854 votes.
His closest challenger, the Peoples Democratic Party’s Eyitayo
Jegede, recorded 141,083 votes.
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Governorship Election Results
Akeredolu also emerged victorious in nine out of the first 10
local government results announced.
Another major contender, the State’s Deputy Governor and
candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, had
recorded 32,060 votes.
The INEC officials are expected to reconvene by 9 am on Sunday
to announce the results from the remaining six local governments
and, subsequently, the eventual winner of the election.
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