Sodiq Oyeleke

Results from 16 Local Governments have shown that Ondo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Akeredolu, has maintained the lead in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

The results were announced by the Local Government collation officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation centre in Akure early Sunday morning.

Akeredolu won in 13 LGAs while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, won three.

The Deputy Governor and Zenith Labour Party candidate, Agboola Ajayi, has not won any.

Akeredolu has so far garnered 252,880 votes.

Jegede is trailing with 179,623 votes.

Ajayi is in a distant third with 73,257 votes.

A breakdown of the figures shows that the APC candidate is leading his closest rival, Jegede, with 59,171 votes.

The PUNCH reports that 17 political parties are participating in the governorship election held in 18 local governments.

SEE RESULTS FROM 16 LGAs

1: Owo LGA
APC – 35,957
PDP – 5,311
ZLP – 408

2: Ondo East LGA
APC: 6, 485
PDP: 4,049
ZLP: 3,221

3: Akoko North-West LGA
APC: 15,809
PDP: 10, 320
ZLP: 3,477

4: Akoko South-West LGA
APC: 21,322
PDP: 15,055
ZLP: 2,775

5: Akoko North-East
APC: 16,572
PDP: 8,380
ZLP: 3 ,532

6: Irele LGA
APC: 12,643
PDP: 5,493
ZLP: 5,904

7: Ile Oluji LGA
APC:13278
PDP: 9231
ZLP:1971

8: Ifedore LGA
APC – 9350
PDP – 11852
ZLP – 1863

9: Akure North LGA
APC – 9546
PDP- 12263
ZLP- 1046

10: Idanre LGA
APC: 11286
PDP: 7499
ZLP: 3623

11: Ondo West LGA

APC: 15,977
PDP: 10,627
ZLP: 10,159

12: Akure South LGA

APC: 17,277
PDP: 47,627
ZLP: 2,236

13: Akoko South-East LGA

APC – 9419
PDP- 4003
ZLP – 2004

14: Ose LGA
APC – 15,122
PDP -8421
ZLP – 1083

15: Okitipupa LGA
APC – 19266
PDP – 10367
ZLP – 10120

16: Odigbo LGA

APC – 23,571
PDP – 9485
ZLP – 6540