Ondo guber: Aiyedatiwa in emphatic lead in 15 LGAs, INEC to announce results of three more LGAs on Sunday morning

After announcing results from 15 Local Government Areas in the Ondo State 2024 governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone on recess.

The incumbent governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is, from the result so far released, leading emphatically in all the 15 local governments.

His main rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is coming a distant second.

The collation officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi, who announced the recess in the wee hours of today, Sunday, November 17, 2024, said it was to allow for the arrival of results from the remaining local governments.

“We have five more local governments but we are going to take our recess now until 5am to receive some receive from Akure North, Okitipupa and Odigbo, then Ilaje and Ese Odo. We resume 5am for these local governments,” Prof Akinwunmi said.

The 13 Local Governments Areas declared so far are Ifedore, Ondo East, Ileoluji Oke-Igbo, Idanre, Irele, Akoko South West, Owo, Ondo West, Akoko South East, Akoko North West, Ose, Akoko North East and Akure South.

The 5 remaining local governments are Ilaje, Odigbo, Okitipupa, Akure North and Ese Odo.

Out of the 15 local governments announced so far, it was only in one that a contending issue came up. The LG is Idanre where the agent of the PDP alleged issues of vote buying, ballot box snatching and no election in some areas. He asked the returning officer to reject results from Idanre.

INEC National Commissioner, Prof Kunle Ajayi, who spoke to Channels Television in Akure, the Ondo State capital before the collation commenced, had assured Ondo people that the result will be declared not later than 6 am.

“I can assure you that until we declare the winner, we won’t leave here. We will wait until the last local government before we leave.

“I don’t have any fear that even by 6am, maybe everything would have been over,” the National Commissioner added.

Results so far:

Ifedore LG
APC: 14,157
PDP: 5,897

Ondo East LG
APC: 8,163
PDP: 2,843

IleOluji/OkeIgbo LG
APC: 16,600
PDP: 4,442

Idanre LG
APC: 9,114
PDP: 8,940

Irele LG
APC: 17,117
PDP: 6,601

Akoko South West LG
APC: 29,700
PDP: 5,517

Owo LG
APC: 31,914
PDP: 4,740.

Ondo West LG
APC: 20,755
PDP: 6,387

Akoko South East LG
APC: 12,140
PDP: 2,692

Akoko North West LG
APC: 25,010
PDP: 5,502.

Ose LG
APC: 16,555
PDP: 4,472

Akure South LG
APC: 32,969
PDP: 17,926

Akoko North East LG
APC: 25,657
PDP: 5,072.

Akure North
APC – 14,451
PDP – 5,787

Okitipupa
APC – 26,811
PDP – 10,233