Ondo: Akeredolu Leads Jegede With 37,771 Votes After 12 LGAs
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s re-election quest in Ondo State remained on course at 2.30 am after results from 12 of the 18 local councils were announced.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, standard-bearer won nine of the 12 councils while his major challenger, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won three councils.
So far, Akeredolu has polled 178,854 votes while Jegede got 141,083 votes.
Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, is trailing the duo with 32,060 votes and is yet to win any council.
Breakdown of LG results
Ifedore LG
PDP 11,852; APC had 9,350 ZLP got 1,863
Akure South LGA APC- 17,277 PDP- 47,627 ZLP – 2,236
Akoko Southeast LGA APC -9,419 PDP- 4003 ZLP -2004
Ile-Oluji Okeogbo LGA APC – 13,278 PDP- 9,231 ZLP,- 1,971
Akoko-Southwest LGA APC – 21,232 PDP -15,055 ZLP – 2,775
Irele LGA APC 12,643 PDP 5,493 ZLP 5,904
Akoko Northwest LGA APC -15,809 PDP -10,320 ZLP -3,477
Ondo East LGA APC -6,485 PDP -4,049 ZLP-3,221
Akoko-Northeast LGA APC – 16,572 PDP -8,380 ZLP-3,532
Owo LGA APC -35,957 PDP -5,311 ZLP- 408
Akure North LGA APC- 9,546 PDP- 12,263 ZLP- 1,046
Idanre LGA APC- 11,286 PDP- 7,499 ZLP -3,623