Aiyedatiwa Wins Ondo APC Gov’ship Primary Election

The incumbent governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the primary election and emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.

Aiyedatiwa, who contested the primary election with 16 other aspirants, won the party’s primary election with 48, 569 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Akinfolarin Mayowa who scored 15, 343, votes.

Chief Olusola Oke came third by scoring 14,915 votes while Senator Jimoh Ibrahim scored 9,456 votes, to come fourth.

Aiyedatiwa contested the primary alongside 15 other aspirants, which include Olusoji Ehinlanwo, Jimi Odimayo, Jimoh Ibrahim, and APC National Vice Chairman (South West) Isaacs Kekemeke.

Others are Wale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema, Chief Olusola Oke (SAN), Olamide Ohunyeye, Morayo Lebi, Oladiran Iyantan, Prof. Francis Faduyile, Mayowa Akinfolarin, and Ifeoluwa Oyedele, as well as two female aspirants, Funmilayo Adekojo and Funke Omogoroye.

LEADERSHIP reports that a total of 171,922 accredited members of the party voted in the direct primary election exercise which was held in 203 wards of 18 local government areas on Saturday and Sunday.

Declaring Aiyedatiwa as the candidate of the party for November 16 governorship election, Gov. Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, who was the Electoral Committee Chairman for the primary, confirmed that the exercise held in all the 203 words.

Ododo said “Having scored the highest votes, I hereby declare Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner and Ondo APC governorship candidate.”

He announced the names of the candidates are their scores as follows; Jimi Odimayo: 490

Judith Omogoroye: 115

Lucky Aiyedatiwa: 48,569

Issac Kekemeke: 1,045

Olusoji Ehinlanwo: 492

Olugbenga Edema: 395

Jimoh Ibrahim: 9,456

Funmilayo Adekojo: 529

Mayowa Akinfolarin: 15,343

Wale Akinterinwa: 1,952

Olusola Oke: 14,915

Olumide Ohunyeye: 424

Morayo Lebi: 290

Iyantan: 348

Dayo Faduyile: 353

Ifeoluwa Oyedele: 462

The result of the election as announced by local government Retuning Officers:

1. ILAJE LG
Aiyedatiwa 2,485
Akinterinwa. 26
Oke. 2,511
Jimoh Ibrahim 589

2. Ile Oluji/Okeigbo
Voters: 4309
Accredited: 3097
Valid: 3097
Jimoh Ibrahim: 282
AIYEDATIWA: 1225
WA: 474

3. Ondo West LG:
Voters: 22122
Accredited: 17679
Valid: 17679
Jimoh Ibrahim: 2668
AIYEDATIWA: 10610

4. ESE-ODO LG
Aiyedatiwa 298
Akinterinwa 0
Oke 147
Jimoh Ibrahim 174

5. OWO LG

Aiyedatiwa 2,123
Akinterinwa. 345
Oke 225
Jimoh Ibrahim 192

6. IDANRE LG

Aiyedatiwa 1, 579
Akinterinwa 119
Oke 225
Jimoh Ibrahim 120

7. AKOKO NORTH EAST LG

Aiyedatiwa 1, 664
Akinterinwa 135
Oke 138
Jimoh Ibrahim 505

8. AKOKO NORTH WEST LG

Aiyedatiwa 5, 430
Akinterinwa 198
Oke 2, 721
Jimoh Ibrahim 728

9. AKOKO SOUTH EAST LG

Aiyedatiwa 2, 533
Akinterinwa 43
Oke 391
Jimoh Ibrahim 67

10. AKOKO SOUTH WEST LG

Aiyedatiwa 2, 747
Akinterinwa 272
Oke 415
Jimoh Ibrahim 466

11. No result for Ifedore LGA.

All aspirants scored zero according to the Returning Officer due to an alleged shooting.

12. OSE LG
Aiyedatiwa 1, 091
Akinterinwa 39
Oke 800
Jimoh Ibrahim 267

13. IRELE LG

Aiyedatiwa 1, 203
Akinterinwa 15
Oke 93
Jimoh Ibrahim 139

14. ODIGBO LG

Aiyedatiwa 2, 631
Akinterinwa 114
Oke 138
Jimoh Ibrahim 845

15. AKURE NORTH LG

Aiyedatiwa 2, 860
Akinterinwa 177
Oke 1, 239
Jimoh Ibrahim 1, 606

16. AKURE SOUTH LG
Aiyedatiwa 3, 265
Akinterinwa 86
Oke 328
Jimoh Ibrahim 294

17. ONDO EAST LG

Aiyedatiwa 4803
Akinterinwa 141
Oke 1171
Jimoh Ibrahim 406

18. OKITIPUPA LG
Aiyedatiwa 1,622
Akinterinwa 27
Oke 1,571
Jimoh Ibrahim 109

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