…as Jegede, Ajayi dominate strongholds
Incumbent Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who is also candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s election, is leading his opponents with about 84,011 votes.
Results the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared at the collation centres of 12 local government areas showed that Akeredolu has polled 189,489 votes while Eyitayo Jegede, his Peoples Democratic Party opponent is trailing with 108,195, leaving a margin of 74,735.
Deputy Governor Agbola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party came a distant third with 37,806 votes.
The 12 local governments are: Ile Oluji, Akoko North-East, Akoko South-West, Akoko South-East, Akoko North-West, Irele, Ose, Ifedore, Owo, Okitipupa, Akure North-West, and Idanre.
Further analysis, however, also showed that the two other major contenders-PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede and Ajayi of the ZLP-were clearly dominating in their strongholds in the Saturday governorship election.
Jegede is trailing the incumbent with 108,195 votes, leaving a margin of 74,735. Ajayi of the ZLP came a distant third with 37,806 votes.
Akeredolu, who hails from the Ondo North Senatorial District, appears to be leading in most of the polling units and a number of local government areas.
The LGAs in the Ondo North are: Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West, Akoko South-West, Akoko South-East, Owo and Ose.
Jegede, is also leading in a number of the LGAs and polling units in the Ondo Central Senatorial District, where he hails from.
The LGAs in the Ondo Central are: Akure South, Akure North, Ifedore, Idanre, Ondo West and Ondo East.
Similarly, Ajayi of the ZLP who is from the Ondo South Senatorial District, won in some of the polling units and LGAs in his stronghold.
The LGAs in Ondo South are: Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo, Odigbo, Okitipupa, Irele, Ilaje and Ese Odo.
Below are the votes of the three leading parties across LGAS:
Ile Oluji
APC:13,287
PDP: 9231
ZLP:1971
Akoko north-east
APC:16,572
PDP: 8380
ZLP:3532
Akoko south-west
APC:21,232
PDP:15,055
ZLP:2755
Akoko south-east
APC:9419
PDP:4003
ZLP:2004
Akoko north-west
APC: 15,809
PDP: 10,320
ZLP: 3,477
Irele
APC: 12,643
PDP:5493
ZLP:5904
Ose
APC:15,122
PDP:8421
ZLP:1083
Ifedore
APC:9350
PDP:11852
ZLP:1863
Owo
APC: 35,957
PDP:5311
ZLP: 408
Okitipupa
APC: 19,266
PDP: 10,367
ZLP: 10,120
Akure north-west
APC: 9,546
PDP: 12,263
ZLP: 1046
Idanre
APC: 11,286
PDP: 7499
ZLP: 3623