By Aiyeyemi Aladepupo

Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the incumbent Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu as the winner of the 2020 Ondo State Governorship Election.

INEC Returning Officer for the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka at the INEC Headquarters in Akure on Sunday declared Akeredolu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner after polling a total votes of 292,830 ahead of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede who polled 195,791.

The former Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) was in a distant third with 69,127 votes.

Below are votes by the parties.

AAC – 814

ADC – 2,440

ADP – 3,464

APC – 292,830

APGA – 271

APM – 309

APP – 527

LP – 1,977

NNPP – 222

NRM – 468

PDP – 195,791

PRP – 669

SDP – 3,053

YPP – 398

ZLP – 69, 127

Results of the 16 local governments are:

Ifedore LG:

APC 9,350,

PDP 11,852,

ZLP 1.860

Irele LG

APC 12,643

PDP 5,493

ZLP 5,904

Ile Oluji LG

APC 13,278

PDP 9,231

ZLP 1,971

Ondo East LG

APC 6,485

PDP 4,049

ZLP 3,221

Idanre LG

APC 11,286

PDP 7,499

ZLP 3,623

Owo LG

APC 35.957

PDP 5,311

ZLP 408

Akoko North East LG

APC 16,572

PDP 8,380

ZLP 3,532

Akoko South West LG

APC 21,232

PDP 15,055

ZLP 2,775

Akoko North West LG

APC 15,809

PDP 10,320

ZLP 3,477

Akure North LG

APC 9,546

PDP 12,263

ZLP 1,046

Akoko South East LG

APC 9,419

PDP 4,033

ZLP 2,055

Akure South LG

APC 17,277

PDP 47,627

ZLP 2,236

Ose LG

APC 15,122

PDP 8,421

ZLP 1,083

Okitipupa LG

APC 19,266

PDP 10,367

ZLP 10,120

Ondo West LG

APC 15,977

PDP 10,627

ZLP 10,159

PC 23,571

PDP 9,485

ZLP 6,540

Ese-Odo LG

APC 13,383

PDP 4,680

ZLP 4,760