Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was on Monday declared winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC ticket for the November 16, governorship election in Ondo state.
The Seven-man Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), chaired by Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo said that Aiyedatiwa polled 48,569 votes to defeat the other aspirants including his closest rival, Mayowa Akinfolarin, who had 15,343 votes.
Akinfolarin is a former member of the House of Representatives. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim polled 9,456, while the former Commissioner for Finance, Wale Akinterinwa, polled 1,952 votes.
Aiyedatiwa beats business mogul and senator representing Ondo South district in the National Assembly, Jimoh Ibrahim, and 14 other aspirants including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olusola Oke; former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Francis Faduyile; mechanical engineer, Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo and APC National Vice Chairman (South West), Isaac Kekemeke.
Others are Dr Soji Ehinlanwo, Akinfolarin Samuel, Okunjimi Odimayo, Adewale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema and Gen. Ohunyeye Olamide, Morayo Lebi, Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan and Ifeoluwa Oyedele.
171,922 Ondo APC members were accredited to vote in the direct primary election held on Saturday and Sunday in 203 wards across the 18 local government areas of the State.
The result shows that Aiyedatiwa won in 16 out of the 18 council areas in the state, while Oke won in only Ilaje local government but came third after polling a total of 14,915 votes in the election.
