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LIVE UPDATES: Collation Resumes As APC Set For Landslide Win

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November 17, 2024

Charles Flames

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Quick Facts

1. All 18 LGA Results Have Been Announced

2. APC Won All LGAsElection Was Held In 3,933 Polling Units

3. Leading Candidates Differ In Assessment

Residents of Ondo have voted to elect their governor for the next four years.

After months of wooing the voters across the state, political parties and their candidates will be hoping that their words did enough to convince the electorate to cast their ballots for them.

Ahead of the exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cleared 18 political parties for the poll.

They will vote in 3,933 polling units of the 1`8 local government areas of the South-West state.

There are 2,053,061 registered voters in the state, according to INEC which said it would deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to avoid malpractice.

On Friday, the electoral umpire began the distribution of sensitive materials to LGAs and said it was ready for the election.

The police and other security agencies have also deployed their personnel to beef up safety for the exercise.

Incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa will be on the ballot, seeking election after he took over from late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died late last year.

He faces stiff competition from Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – who also served as Akeredolu’s deputy earlier – and other candidates.Voting in the election began around 8:00 am.

01:01 pm: The APC cleared all LGAs of the state, winning all 18 council areas by a landslide.

12: 54 pm: Ese Odo

LGA: Ese Odo

Registered voters: 84888
Accredited voters: 22975

A: 02
AA: 01
AAC: 03
ADC: 85
ADP: 31
APC: 14511
APGA: 17
APM: 04
APP: 03
LP: 45
NNPP: 02
NRM: 17
PDP: 7814
PRP: 05
SDP: 01
YP: 01
YPP: 07
ZLP: 02

VALID VOTES: 22551
REJECTED VOTES: 417
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 22968
CANCELLED VOTES: NONE

12: 45 pm: Ilaje LGA

LGA: Ilaje
Collation Officer: Prof. Emmanuel Onoja

Registered voters: 146146
Accredited voters: 29131

A: 09
AA: 02
AAC: 10
ADC: 107
ADP: 52
APC: 24474
APGA: 21
APM: 07
APP: 05
LP: 176
NNPP: 87
NRM: 03
PDP: 3632
PRP: 01
SDP: 00
YP: 01
YPP: 01
ZLP: 04

VALID VOTES: 28592
REJECTED VOTES: 293
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 28885
CANCELLED VOTES: NONE

12:38 pm: Odigbo LGA results

LGA: Odigbo

Collation Officer: Prof. Segun Joshua

Registered voters: 154382

Accredited voters: 38163

A: 19

AA: 08

AAC: 29

ADC: 392

ADP: 136

APC: 26,683

APGA: 76

APM: 22

APP: 04

LP: 34

NNPP: 19

NRM: 62

PDP: 9,348

PRP: 31

SDP: 12

YP: 32

YPP: 18

ZLP: 70

VALID VOTES: 36995

REJECTED VOTES: 1166

TOTAL VOTES CAST: 38161

CANCELLED VOTES: NONE

12: 33 pm: The collation centre has resumed for the announcement of results from the three local government areas left

.5:30 am: INEC goes on a second recess as they await results from the remaining three LGAs.

The resumption of results collation will commence at 12 pm

5:29 am

AKURE NORTH LGA

REGISTERED VOTERS: 87291

ACCREDITED VOTERS: 21698

A: 9

AA: 4

AAC: 22

ADC:180

ADP: 62

APC: 14451

APGA: 40

APM: 9

APP: 7

LP: 238

NNPP: 5

NRM: 11

PDP: 5787

PRP: 6

SDP:46

YP:7

YPP:13

ZLP:43

TOTAL VALID VOTE: 20942

REJECTED VOTES: 648

TOTAL VOTE CAST 2159

05:24 am

Okitipupa LGA

REGISTERED VOTER’S 126021

ACCREDITED VOTERS: 48814

A:5

AA:2

AAC:28

ADC 284

ADP: 70

APC: 26811

APGA: 36

APM:7

APP:3

LP:27

NNPP: 6

NRM: 11

PDP: 10233

PRP: 17

SDP: 18

YP: 10

YPP19

ZLP:10

TOTAL VALID VOTE 37597

REJECTED VOTE 858

TOTAL VOTE CAST 38455

5:23 am“

Collation of results resumes after recess

1:54 am: After collating results from 13 LGAs in the state, the Collation Officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi, called for a recess.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is going on recess and will resume collation at 5 a.m. to call the remaining results.

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