APC's Rotimi Akeredolu Wins Ondo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the November 26, 2016 governorship election in Ondo State.

According to Prof. Ganiyu Ambali, INEC Returning Officer, Mr. Akeredolu defeated two major opponents, Eyitayo Jegede of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), to clinch victory.


INEC disclosed during the collation of results from 18 local government areas in the state that the victorious Mr. Akeredolu scored 244, 842 votes in the election while Mr. Oke won 126, 889 votes and Mr. Jegede 150,380 votes.

Mr. Akeredolu, a lawyer by profession, who led overall by 94,462 will take over from Governor Olusegun Mimiko who has served two terms as governor of Ondo State.

A breakdown of the votes in various local government areas is as follows:

ILAJE LOCAL GOVT
AD: 22789 (Winner)
APC: 7030
PDP: 5007

ESE ODO LGA
Registered Voters: 66,507
Accredited voters: 25,563
AD: 3,562
APC: 10,700 (winner)
PDP: 8,701

IDANRE LGA
Registered Voters: 72,344
Accredited voters: 25,957
AD: 4836
APC: 10,981 (Winner)
PDP: 7,575

ODIGBO LGA
Registered Voters: 117,794
Accredited voters: 39,174
AD:8,187
APC: 17,581 (Winner)
PDP: 8,668

AKURE SOUTH LGA
Registered Voters: 261,281
Accredited voters: 69,916
AD: 12,270
APC: 25,797 (Winner)
PDP: 25,005

ONDO EAST
Registered voters: 45,050
Accredited Voters 15,987
AD: 2,742
APC: 4,253
PDP: 7,317 (Winner)
Total valid votes 15,030.
Rejected Votes: 141.
Total Votes Cast 15, 971


ILE-OLUJI/OKE IGBO
Registered Voters: 66,090
Accredited Voters:26,281
AD: 4,522
APC: 10,681 (Winner)
PDP: 8,306
Valid votes: 24, 545
Rejected votes: 1, 601
Total votes cast: 26,146


AKOKO NORTH EAST
AD – 5, 867
APC – 13, 645 (Winner)
PDP – 6, 496
Total Valid Votes – 29,638
Rejected Votes – 1, 462
Total Votes Cast – 31,100

IFEDORE LGA
Total number of Registered Voters – 70359
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 24501
AD – 4,629
APC – 10,958 (Winner)
PDP – 6,747
Total Valid Votes – 23,347
Rejected Votes – 1,087
Total Votes Cast – 24,434

IRELE LGA
Total number of Registered Voters – 60,264
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 26,225
AD – 6,710
APC – 11,138 (Winner)
PDP – 5,907
Total Valid Votes – 24,586
Rejected Votes – 1,100
Total Votes Cast – 25,686

ONDO WEST LGA
Total number of Registered Voters – 155,346
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 40,028
AD – 7,154
APC – 10,672
PDP – 17,382 (Winner)
Total Valid Votes – 37,054
Rejected Votes – 2,448
Total Votes Cast – 39502

OSE LGA
Total number of Registered Voters – 63,397
Total Number of Accredited Voters – 26,548
AD – 4,272
APC – 13,454 (Winner)
PDP – 6,520
Total Valid Votes – 25,034
Rejected Votes – 1,376
Total Votes Cast – 26,410

AKURE NORTH LGA
Registered Voters: 65,268
Accredited voters: 24,076
AD: 4,123
APC: 10,710 (Winner)
PDP: 6,493

AKOKO SOUTH EAST LGA
Registered Voters: 31,068
Accredited voters: 14,036
AD: 2,270
APC: 6,384 (Winner)
PDP: 4,239

AKOKO SOUTH WEST LGA
Registered Voters: 93,314
Accredited voters: 40,719
AD: 9,359
APC: 19,892 (Winner)
PDP: 7,691

AKOKO NORTH WEST LGA
Registered Voters: 64,735
Accredited voters: 37067
AD: 4,831
APC: 13,048 (Winner)
PDP: 6, 049

OKITIPUPA LGA
Registered Voters: 99,359
Accredited voters: 43,518
AD: 16,294 (Winner)
APC: 14,930
PDP: 8,031

OWO LGA
Registered Voters: 118131
Accredited voters: 42,759
AD: 2,469
APC: 32,988 (Winner)
PDP: 4,241

1. ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY - 126, 889
2. ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS - 244, 842
3. PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY - 150,380

REGISTERED VOTERS = 1,647, 976
ACCREDITED VOTERS: 584, 997

APC wins by 94,462.

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