The Incumbent Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu was declared winner by the INEC Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Idowu Olayinka, made the announcement at about 3 p.m. on Sunday, after all the results across the state’s 18 local government areas had been collated.
According to Mr Olayinka, a total of 572,745 valid votes were recorded while 18,448 were rejected, and about 16,000 votes cancelled.
While the APC candidate polled 292,830, Mr. Jegede scored 195,791 votes, a difference of 97,039 votes
The incumbent deputy governor in the state and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, came a distant third by scoring 69,127 votes.
Mr Akeredolu had also defeated Mr Jegede in the 2016 governorship election. Then, Mr Ajayi was Mr Akeredolu’s running mate.
Akeredolu’s running mate, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa when sworn in will be the first indigene of ILAJE to become a Deputy Governor. In the 44years History of the State, the oil rich Ilaje Local Government Area has not produce Governor nor Deputy.