Ondo 2024: PDP’s Ajayi loses LG to APC’s Aiyedatiwa
Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Saturday’s election of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, lost his local government to the incumbent governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Mr Aiyedatiwa is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the election.
Mr Ajayi scored 7, 813 votes, losing his LG to Aiyedatiwa, who scored 14,511.
A total of 17 political parties took part in the exercise.
Results are as follows:
Ese – Odo LGA
APC – 14,511
PDP – 7,813
Total Registered Voters – 84,888
Valid Votes – 22,551
Rejected Votes – 417
Accredited voters – 22,975Total Votes cast – 22,968
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