The All Progressive Congress (APC) Candidate and Incumbent Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has emerged Winner of the Ondo State Governorship Election held on Saturday.

Olayemi Akinwumi, the Returning Officer of INEC and Vice Chancellor of University of Lokoja, on Sunday in Akure, declared Aiyedatiwa Winner after Results from the 18 Local Government Areas were received and counted.

Akinwumi said that the APC Candidate, Aiyedatiwa polled 366,781 Votes to defeat his closest Rival, Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 117,845 Votes.

Neyo Adeyemi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third, polling 4,138 Votes.

“I Olayemi Akinwumi hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2024 Off-Cyle Ondo State Governorship  Election held on the November 16, 2024

“The Election was contested and Lucky Aiyedatiwa of APC polled 366,781 while Ajayi Agboola of PDP scored 117,845.