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  • #Ondodecides2020: The Results that Handed Akeredolu Victory, Plus his Victory Speech [Video]

    #Ondodecides2020: The Results that Handed Akeredolu Victory, Plus his Victory Speech [Video]

    The just concluded Ondo Governorship Election result that handed Governor Rotimi Akeredolu a second term in office saw him outrightly winning a whooping 15 out of 18 local government areas in the state.

    According to the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC’s, Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka, Akeredolu of the APC was returned as the governor-elect on Sunday at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Akure.

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    Olayinka said “Having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, I hereby declare Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of the APC as the winner, and he is hereby returned elected.”

    Candidate of the All Progressives Congress ,APC, Eyitayo Jegede won in the remaining three local governments.

    In the breakdown of votes, Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress got 292,830 votes, while Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party had 195,791 votes and Agboola of the Zenith Labour Party had 69,127 votes.

    Ondo Governorship Poll at a Glance

    No LGs APC PDP ZLP

    1 Ifedayo 9,350 11,852 1.863

    2 Ile Oluji-Oke Igbo 13,278 9,231 1,971

    3 Irele 12,643 5,493 5,904

    4 Akoko North East 16,572 8,380 3,532

    5 Akoko South West 21,232 15,055 2,775

    6 Akoko North West 15,809 10,320 3,477

    7 Ondo East 6,484 4,049 3,221

    8 Owo 35,957 5,311 408

    9 Akure North 9,546 12,263 1,046

    10 Idanre 11,286 7,499 3,623

    11 Akoko South East 9,419 4,003 2,004

    12 Akure South 17,277 47,627 2,236

    13 Ose 15,122 8,421 1,083

    14 Ondo West 15,97760 10,627 10,159

    15 Okitipupa 19,266 10,367 10,120

    16 Ese Odo 13,383 4,680 4,760

    17 Ilaje 26,657 11,128 4,405

    18 Odigbo 23,571 9,485 6,540

    TOTAL 292,829 195,791 69,127

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    In his victory speech, Governor Akeredolu recognised Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for his forthrightness as Chairman of the APC Ondo Governorship Campaign.

    Winner of the now concluded Ondo Governorship election and Incumbent Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his wife, surrounded by supporters including the Chairman, APC Ondo Governorship Election Campaign, who is Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (3rd from left); immediate past Governor of Ògùn State, Senator Ibukunle Amosun; Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello (2nd from right); Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi (3rd from right) and others.

    Equally, he appreciated the support of his other colleagues, Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola; Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello; Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi; Jigawa Governor, Mohammed Abubakar and Kebbi Governor, Abubakar Bagudu.

    Akeredolu, who was apparently elated by his victory, also expressed his gratitude to immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who was also on ground in Akure.

    Video: Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s Victory Speech

  • #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Leads Jegede by 58,720 Votes From 15 LGs

    #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Leads Jegede by 58,720 Votes From 15 LGs

    Incumbent Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is leading his opponent, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with 58,720 votes.

    Akeredolu’s lead is premises on results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in 15 Local Governments.

    While only three Local Governments are still being awaited to complete the exercise, results from 15 LGs indicates that Akeredolu polled 229,218 votes to defeat Jegede who scored 170,498 votes, while the ZLP garnered 53,422 votes.

    With the results, it is almost certain that Akeredolu of the APC will win the poll, with three LGs to go.

    In the next few hours, the winner of the poll will be declared by INEC.

    Ondo Governorship Election in 15 LGs stated below.

    No LGs APC PDP ZLP
    1 Ifedayo 9,350 11,852 1.863
    2 Ile Oluji-Oke Igbo 13,278 9,231 1,971
    3 Irele 12,643 5,493 5,904
    4 Akoko North East 16,572 8,380 3,532
    5 Akoko South West 21,232 15,055 2,775
    6 Akoko North West 15,809 10,320 3,477
    7 Ondo East 6,484 4,049 3,221
    8 Owo 35,957 5,311 408
    9 Akure North 9,546 12,263 1,046
    10 Idanre 11,286 7,499 3,623
    11 Akoko South East 9,419 4,003 2,004
    12 Akure South 17,277 47,627 2,236
    13 Ose 15,122 8,421 1,083
    14 Ondo West 15,97760 10,627 10,159
    15 Okitipupa 19,266 10,367 10,120

  • #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Wins Polling Unit by Biggest Landslide on Home Turf

    #OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu Wins Polling Unit by Biggest Landslide on Home Turf

    Incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has convincingly won the Ondo governorship election at Polling unit 004 St Luke’s CAC Primary School Prison Quarters, in Owo, his hometown.

    According to the Independent National Electoral Commision’s (INEC) Returning Officer, the declared results shows that the Governor Akeredolu polled 413 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Eyitayo Jegede, his closest challenger, who polled 12 votes only.

    At Akeredolu’s unit, Zenith Labour Party candidate and Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi scored no single votes, while eleven ballots were voided.

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    #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    Compared to other candidates’ home run, Governor Akeredolu’s margin of victory at home turf was the biggest, reports said.

    At the Akure polling unit of PDP’s candidate, Eyitayo managed to beat Akeredolu with 220 to 62 votes, a mere margin.

    The result was for polling unit 009, Ward 1, Gbogi/Isokan area in Akure South Local Government Area, PM News reported.

    Similarly, running mate to PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede, Gboluga Ikengboju, won his polling unit 010, Ward 09 in IluTitun, Okitipupa local government of the state, polling 121 votes to defeat APC which had 24 votes.

    However, Deputy Governor Agboola Àjàyí of the ZLP, who scored only nine votes in the unit, won with a wide margin in his polling unit in Kiribo, Ese Odo Local Government Area.

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    PM News reported Agboola to have won in his Apoi Ward II, Unit 004, Idumado Quarters, with a wide margin, second to the margin recorded in Owo, by Akeredolu.

    Scoring 395 votes in his home turf, the Incumbent Deputy Governor, Agboola, beat his boss, Governor Akeredolu, who scored 13 votes, while PDP candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, secured only five votes.

  • #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    #OndoDecides2020: PDP Candidate, Jegede Expressed disappointment Over Conduct of Security Officers at Poll

    Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede says he is disappointed with the conduct of some security officials deployed to monitor the Ondo governorship election.

    The Governorship candidate expressed this when he addressed journalists after casting his vote in Akure on Saturday.

    Eyitayo’s reservation is coming after along with his wife experienced delay in voting for about 3hrs due to difficulties in authenticating their voter’s card by polling officers at his Ward 1, Sacred Heart polling unit 9 in Gbokan/Isikan Akure South LGA.

    He later voted and commended the voters for properly conducting themselves at the poll.

    However, the governor accused some security officers at the polling unit of allowing some people to check people’s voting preferences.

    “I’m a little bit disappointed at some of the officers here. I’m disappointed because you have an officer standing directly behind the person casting his vote and you have them giving allowances to the person who should not be there giving signals to some people in their presence until I protested.

    “I have had good reports about INEC and I saw good reports in Edo and I have had a lot of reports and good things happening until it came to my turn to vote and the machine suddenly malfunctioned.

    “I had to be delayed and I insisted I will stay until the card functions. My wife’s card did not pass through too and we tested others who were behind me, their cards did not pass too, so all of us waited there

    “After the protest, exactly ten minutes thereafter the card started functioning again. I have voted and I’m hopeful that everything will work out well,” Eyitayo said.

  • Ondo Poll: Saraki Demands Free, Fair Process, Canvasses support for Jegede

    Ondo Poll: Saraki Demands Free, Fair Process, Canvasses support for Jegede

    Immediate past Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security officials and the electorate that will participate in next Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State to ensure that the peaceful, credible, free and fair process witnessed during a similar election in nearby Edo State is not only sustained but improved upon.

    Saraki, in a statement issued from his Media Office in Abuja today, advised the INEC and security officials to quickly do a comprehensive review of how it achieved the commendable process in Edo State and ensure that nothing less than that is repeated in Ondo State.

    “These isolated polls as we have in Ondo State next Saturday and the last one in Edo State give us the opportunity to perfect the electoral system. We must continue to improve on the system with every one of these out-of-season elections so that the next general elections will perhaps be the best the country has witnessed in the last 60 years.

    “It is a good omen that the election is coming a few days after the 60th Independence Anniversary. INEC, security officials and all individuals involved in the October 10 election in Ondo State must present a credible poll to all Nigerians as part of the Independence Anniversary gifts.

    “From the Edo experience, we have seen that when the process is free and fair, the post-election contestation and the tension they usually generate are easily eliminated. The sides that do not win will be graceful in defeat while the one that is victorious will be magnanimous in victory. This is how we can build our democracy and make the system work for the benefit of the people.

    “So, INEC should replicate the transparent process we saw in Edo State in which results were transmitted electronically from polling stations to the collation centers and it was possible for all interested parties to monitor the returns as they come in”, Saraki stated.

    He further urged the registered voters in Ondo State to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) who he described as experienced, mature, committed and brilliant professional that has the ability to think out of the box in finding solutions to the socio-economic problems confronting the state. 

    “I appeal to the people of Ondo State to vote for Jegede because he will faithfully fulfill all the promises he made to the people and implement the lofty programmes of the PDP. Let me also state that it is not too late for candidates of the other parties who share the same programmes, policies and plans with the PDP to drop out of the race and team up with our candidate for maximum victory and the resultant formation of an all inclusive government”, he stated.

  • In Ondo, Jegede Flags off Guber Campaign

    In Ondo, Jegede Flags off Guber Campaign

    Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, along with other party chieftains and supporters Saturday flagged off PDP electioneering campaign ahead of the October 10 guber poll in the state.

    It was a moment to behold as PDP supporters thronged out in their numbers to MKO Abiola Democracy Park in Akure to register their presence at the rally.

    The party chieftains including Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) among others were made resounding remarks to assure and reassure the people of Ondo State of good governance in the next four years.

    It was a moment pf celebration as PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, handed over the party’s flag to Jegede for Ondo State 2020 governorship election.

    Speaking at the rally, Makinde, who’s also the Chairman of Ondo State Gubernatorial National Campaign Council, drew a comparison between his election in Oyo and the impending Ondo State governorship poll.

    He explained that he won Oyo State governorship elections in 2019 despite contesting under PDP, without any political stronghold in the state at the time or strong political backing at the federal level.

    “We have people, and we have God. In Ondo State, you have God and you have people. It happened in Oyo State, it will happen here.

    “APC said you should vote them because they want Presidency to come to Yorubaland.

    “Please tell them, this election is not about the presidency to Yorubaland. This election is about delivering Eyitayo Jegede and putting Ondo State as part of the states that will take charge to restructure Nigeria,” Makinde said.

    Also speaking at the rally, Tambuwal described the ruling party in Ondo State as a party in disarray up to the national level.

    According to him, “APC is not a choice for Ondo State.”

    The rally was also attended by the Senator representing Ekiti South, Abiodun Olujimi, among others.

    Idowu Sowunmi