Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress has won the 2016 governorship election in Ondo State.
This follows the results of the Governorship election so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC where the All Progressives Congress Candidate is leading his other contenders with a wide margin.
Of the 18 Local Government Areas of the state, results of 17 Local Government Areas have been submitted, out of which Akeredolu is comfortably leading in 14 LGAs.
The Chief Returning Officer, Prof. A. Ambali, who announced a break Sunday morning said they will reconvene at 11am.
Results of the 17 Local Government Areas announced show the following:
APC: 237,812
PDP: 145,367
AD: 104,111
Reacting to the development, the APC candidate, Akeredolu thanked the people of the state for choosing him as the next leader of the state.
“Ondo has decided and I am humbled that my people chose me. Our time to Think Anew and Act Anew has come. Thank You Ondo State,” he tweeted.
The full result:
1. Ondo East
APC: 4,253
AD: 2,747
PDP 7,317
2. Ile Oluji Okeigbo
APC: 10,681
AD: 4,525
PDP: 8,306
3. Akoko North East
APC: 13,465
AD: 5,367
PDP: 6,496
4. Ose
APC: 13,454
AD: 4,272
PDP: 6,520
5. Irele
APC: 11,138
AD: 6,710
PDP: 5,907
6. Ifedore
APC: 10,958
AD: 4,629
PDP: 6,747
7. Ondo West
APC: 10,672
AD: 7,154
PDP: 17,382
8. Akure North
APC: 10,710
AD: 4,123
PDP: 6,498
9. Akoko South East
APC: 6,384
AD: 2,270
PDP: 4,239
10. Akoko South West
APC: 19,892
AD: 9,359
PDP: 7,691
11. Akoko North West
APC: 13,048
AD: 4,831
PDP: 6,049
12. Okitipupa
APC: 14,930
AD: 16,294
PDP: 8,031
13. Owo
APC: 32,988
AD: 2,469
PDP: 4,241
14. Idanre
APC: 10,981
AD: 4,336
PDP: 7,575
15. Odigbo
APC: 17,581
AD: 8,187
PDP: 8,668
16. Akure South
APC: 25,797
AD: 12,270
PDP: 25,005
17. Ese Odo
APC: 10,700
AD: 3,562
PDP: 8,701
18. Ilaje
APC: 7,030
AD: 22,789
PDP: 5,007.