On Tuesday INEC issued Certificate of Return to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for winning the governorship election held in Ondo State; and the same Certificate of Return was issued to the Deputy Governor-elect, Lucky Ayedatiwa.
Ondo Resident
Electoral Commissioner, REC, Rufus Akeju issued the duo Certificates of Return
at the INEC’s office in Akure, Ondo on Tuesday.
Speaking
after receiving the certificate of return, Akeredolu thanked INEC for
conducting a credible poll which he won.
He dedicated
his victory at the poll to God.
INEC had on
Sunday declared Governor Akeredolu winner of the governorship election held in
Ondo State on Saturday.
INEC’s
Returning Officer, Prof. Idowu Abel Olayinka, Vice Chancellor, University of
Ibadan, declared Akeredolu winner of the poll, having polled majority of the
votes.
Akeredolu
polled 292,830 votes to defeat Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP, who scored 195,791
votes, while Agboola Ajayi of ZLP, got 69,127 votes.
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