Mimiko gets a second term as Ondo governor

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Ondo
State governor and candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olusegun Mimiko as winner of
Saturday’s governorship election.

S/N	LOCAL GOVERNMENT	ACN	LP	PDP
1	Akoko South East	3,330	6,316	3,425
2	Akoko North East	8,693	12,153	6,847
3	Akoko North West	9,138	11,675	7,847
4	Owo	17,967	14,870	6,058
5	Ose	6,376	11,071	5,833
6	Akure South	11,955	49,915	12,467
7	Akure North	5,671	10,857	4,916
8	Ondo East	2, 759	8,404	3,933
9	Ondo West	7,225	31,280	6,669
10	Ile Oluji/ Okegbo	9,061	11,945	6,521
11	Odigbo	14,740	13,748	12,272
12	Ese - Odo	2, 987	9, 139	7, 295
13	Irele	5,066	9,435	9, 341
14	Ifedore	5,522	11,062	3,978
15	Idanre	5,111	15,990	5,923
16	Ilaje	5,793	8,538	19,281
17	Okitipupa	8,495	11,968	21,024
18	Akoko South West	13, 623	11, 833	12,331

The returning officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Adebiyi
Daramola announced that the three major contenders for the top seat at the Alagbaka
Government House – Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), LP and the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) shared over 86 percent of the total
number of 645, 597 accredited votes.


While the ACN’s candidate, Rotimi
Akeredolu polled a total of 143,512 from the
18 local government area of Ondo State, the
PDP’s candidate, Olusola Oke polled 155,961
and the winner, Mr Mimiko of the Labour
Party got 260,199 of the total valid votes.