Ondodecides 2020: Akeredolu in commanding lead as INEC announces results of 15 LGAs

Ondo State Governorship results from 15 Local Governments have been declared by the Independent National Election Commission with the incumbent governor, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu, leading overwhelmingly.

The results were announced by the Local Government collation officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation centre in Akure early Sunday morning.

Akeredolu won in 12 LGAs while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, won three.

The Deputy Governor and Zenith Labour Party candidate, Agboola Ajayi, has not won any.

Akeredolu has so far garnered 229,309 votes.

Jegede is trailing with 170,138 votes.

Ajayi is in a distant third with 53,422 votes.

A breakdown of the figures shows that the APC candidate is leading his closest rival, Jegede, with 59,171 votes.

About 17 political parties are participating in the governorship election held in 18 local governments.

See Results from 15 LGAs

1: Owo LGA

APC – 35,957

PDP – 5,311

ZLP – 408

2: Ondo East LGA

APC: 6, 485

PDP: 4,049

ZLP: 3,221

3: Akoko North-West LGA

APC: 15,809

PDP: 10, 320

ZLP: 3,477

4: Akoko South-West LGA

APC: 21,322

PDP: 15,055

ZLP: 2,775

5: Akoko North-East

APC: 16,572

PDP: 8,380

ZLP: 3 ,532

6: Irele LGA

APC: 12,643

PDP: 5,493

ZLP: 5,904

7: Ile Oluji LGA

APC:13278

PDP: 9231

ZLP:1971

8: Ifedore LGA

APC – 9350

PDP – 11852

ZLP – 1863

9: Akure North LGA

APC – 9546

PDP- 12263

ZLP- 1046

10: Idanre LGA

APC: 11286

PDP: 7499

ZLP: 3623

11: Idanre LGA

APC: 11286

15 LGAs
PDP: 7499

ZLP: 3623

12: Akure South LGA

APC: 17,277

PDP: 47,627

ZLP: 2,236

13: Akoko South-East LGA

APC – 9419

PDP- 4003

ZLP – 2004

14: Ose LGA

APC – 15,122

PDP -8421

ZLP – 1083

15: Okitipupa LGA

APC – 19266

PDP – 10367

ZLP – 10120