The State Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, has been declared Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), the winner of yesterday’s Ondo State Governorship Election.
He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission after winning the governorship poll in all 18 Local Government Areas of the state.
In the final declaration of the result by Akinwumi, he said the APC candidate, Ayedatiwa polled in total of 366,781 votes to defeat Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 117,845 votes.
Akinwumi, who presented the final results of the elections, on Sunday, said Ayedatiwa scored the majority of the valid votes at the poll and he subsequently returned him elected.
He said, “I, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwunmi, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2024 Ondo State governorship election held on the 16th November, 2024.
He said, “That Ayedatiwa Lucky Orimisan of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and governor-elect.”
The Returning Officer noted that the total valid votes in the election stood at 497,077; rejected votes were 11,886, while the total votes cast were 508,963.
