INEC uploads over 98% leads to Ondo governorship election – Blueprint Newspapers Restricted

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 98.53% of the outcomes from the Ondo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal.

Results from 3,895 polling unit out of three,933 the place the election befell have been made accessible on-line as of 5:53am on Sunday.

Though 18 political events participated within the election, incumbent governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and former deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi are seen as the principle contenders.

While Aiyedatiwa ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajayi ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Both males have one thing in widespread which is the truth that they each served as deputy governors of the state within the administration of late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who handed on late final 12 months. Upon his demise, Aiyedatiwa was sworn in to take the reins of management within the Sunshine State.

The election was reported to be typically peaceable, with voting ending in some elements of the state round 2:30 pm which made manner for sorting and counting of votes.

The election started round 8 am within the 3,933 polling items of the South-West state. Materials for the train arrived in some locations as early as 6 am with officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ramping up preparations for the ballot.