Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress has been declared winner of the Ondo State Governorship election which was marred by multiple allegations of vote trading and low voter turnout.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Lokoja, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi who is the Returning Officer for the polls declared Aiyedatiwa winner, having polled 366,781 to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 117,845.
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.
“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.
