By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday.
Aiyedatiwa defeated his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), securing 366,781 votes to Ajayi’s 117,845. The APC clinched victory in all 18 local government areas of the state.
The Labour Party (LP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) polled 1,162 and 2,692 votes, respectively.
The results were announced by the collation officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwunmi, at INEC’s State Headquarters in Akure.
ONDO STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS
1. Akure North
APC 14, 451
PDP 5, 787
2. Okitipupa
APC 26, 811
PDP 10, 233
3. Akoko Northeast
APC 25, 657
PDP 5, 072
4. Akure South
APC 32, 969
PDP 17, 926
5. Ose
APC 16, 555
PDP 4, 472
6. Akoko Northwest
APC 25, 010
PDP 5, 502
7. Akoko Southeast
APC 12, 140
PDP 2, 692
8. Ondo West
APC 20, 755
PDP 6, 387
9. Owo
APC 31, 914
PDP 4, 740
10. Akoko Southwest
APC 29, 700
PDP 5, 517
11. Irele
APC 17, 117
PDP 6, 601
12. Ifedore
APC 14, 157
PDP 5, 897
13. Ondo East
APC 8, 163
PDP 2, 843
14. Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo
APC 16, 600
PDP 4, 442
15. ldanre
APC 9, 114
PDP 8, 940
16. Ilaje
APC 24, 474
PDP 3, 623
LP 176
17. Ese Odo
APC 14, 511
PDP 7, 814
18. Odigbo
APC 26, 683
PDP 9, 348