GOOD MORNING NAIRALANDERS.

We are back again for the Ondo State Governorship Election, 2020.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed today 10 October, 2020 for the Conduct of Governorship Election to select the Person that will occupy the ALAGBAKA House come February 26, 2021.

Ondo State Election becomes an OFF-SEASON election as a result of the Tribunal and Appeal Court Nullification of PDP Chief Olusegun Agagu, which declares Dr. Raham Segun Mimiko of Labour Party as the Rightful Winner of the Election in 2007.

For the 2020 Election, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has 17 political parties on the ballot papers for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State.

Voters in the 18 local government areas spread evenly across the three different senatorial districts of the state will elect one of the 17 to govern the state for the next four years.
The race to the Alagbaka Government House, however, is widely seen as a tight contest between three lawyers from three different senatorial districts and three major political parties in the state.
They are
(1) Rotimi Akeredolu, (APC) – Current Governor
(2) Eyitayo Jegede (PDP) – Former AG and Commissioner of Justice in the Last Administration in Ondo State.
(3) Agboola Ajayi – (ZLP) – Current Deputy Governor.

The three major candidates have strong structures in the 18 local government areas of the state.
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Rotimi Akeredolu – APC

The incumbent governor is seeking re-election under the banner of the APC. He had earlier served the state as attorney-general and was also a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Mr Akeredolu hailed from Owo in Ondo North Senatorial District where he had his primary education. He attended Aquinas College in Akure, Loyola College in Ibadan, and the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he took his law degree.
Mr Akeredolu first ran for governor in 2012 as the flagbearer of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the parties that fused into the APC in 2014.

He ran at that time against the then governor Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party (LP), and Olusola Oke of the PDP.
Mr Akeredolu finished as second runners-up with 143,512 votes behind Mr Oke who polled 155,961 votes and Mr Mimiko who won with 260,199 votes.

In 2016, Mr Akeredolu ran again under the APC and won.

He earlier had issues with many of his party’s leaders, including those in a faction – Unity Forum – headed by a former deputy governor, Ali Olanusi, believed to have been formed to thwart Mr Akeredolu’s reelection ambition.
Mr Akeredolu and his deputy also had issues which led to the exit of Agboola Ajayi from APC.

Lemme book space.

Op, change the map of Ondo to this, it clearly showed the senatorial district

Eyitayo Jegede – PDP
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria hails from Akure, the capital of the state, in Ondo Central senatorial district.

He was the Chancellor of Anglican Communion of Jalingo, Taraba State. Mr Jegede is also a former Chancellor of Anglican Dioceses of Yola and a member of the Implementation Committee of the American University, Yola, Adamawa State, as well as a member, Chairman Board of Governors, ABTI Academy International School and member, Board of Trustees, Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State.

In May 2009, Mr Mimiko appointed him as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State.
There were disputes around his candidacy in 2016 but the court resolved them in his favour a few days to the election, which he lost to Mr Akeredolu of the APC.

Mr Jegede is one of the most popular candidates and has vowed to defeat other contestants.

Agboola Ajayi – ZLP

Agboola Ajayi is a popular grassroots politician who has been in the game since the 80s under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), PDP and APC.
The lawyer and businessman was the chairman of Ese-Odo Local Government Area between 2004 and 2007.

He was later elected to the House of Representatives to represent Ilaje/Ese-Odo federal constituency under the PDP.

At the green chamber, Mr Ajayi was chairman of the house committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2007 and 2010.
He also served as a member of many other committees, including gas, habitat, justice and industry between 2007 and 2011.

The Ese-Odo born politician in Ondo South dumped PDP for APC to run as the runningmate to Mr Akeredolu in the November 26, 2016 governorship election which they won.

But they fought in the buildup to the 2020 election, following which Mr Ajayi joined the PDP. But he left the PDP a month after following his defeat in the party’s governorship primary. He switched camp to the ZLP with the support of former governor Olusegun Mimiko. He also survived attempts by the state’s lawmakers to impeach him after his defection from the APC.

VOTER REGISTRATION:
1 Million, Eight Hundred and 22 Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Six (1,822, 346) Eligibles voter registered for INEC PVC out of which 1,546,081 PVC were collected, with 372, 888 PVC yet to be collected.
The Collected PVC and as a result eligbles voter for Today Election are distributed as follows.

ONDO NORTH: 418,881 Eligible Voters
Akoko North West: 68,061
Akoko North East: 62,451
Akoko South East: 29,778
Akoko South West: 86,155
Owo: 110,100- (Oluwarotimi Akeredolu LGA)
Ose: 62,336

ONDO CENTRAL: (615,158 Eligible Voters)
Akure South: 248,953: (EYITAYO JEGEDE LGA)
Akure North: 53,935
Ifedore: 63,243
Ondo West; 150,838
Ondo East: 37,469
Idanre: 60,720

ONDO SOUTH: (456,767 Eligible Voters)
Ese Odo: 57,255: (Agboola Ajayi LGA)
Ilaje: 114,235
Ileoluji-Oke-Igbo: 64,219
Irele: 64,219
Okitipupa: 101,044
Odigbo: 120,014

TOTAL: ELIGIBLE VOTERS = 1,546,081

JEGEDE All the way

FLash Back on 2016 Election Ondo State

Okay... Let's see how Ondo decides

Cc
Fergie001
EastGold
Garfield1

Garfield1, didn't I tell you Ondo west and East loves PDP?

If mimiko plays his cards well, Ajayi will win.
But Ondo west loves PDP
I'm expecting a cut between the two.

It's only a Miracle that can save Aketi to win Ondo west.

But I know Aketi will win Ondo North.
If he's able to get Ondo south, then it's over

Seerade029:
Cc
Fergie001
EastGold
Garfield1

Garfield1, didn't I tell you Ondo west and East loves PDP?

2016 election MIMIKO was on Jegede Side that's why Mimiko Make sure APC onslaught could not capture ONdo east and west


However Jegede though he had just 3 days to campaign because of the court cases instituted by Jimoh Ibrahim who was covertly working for APC

engineerboat:



ONDO NORTH: 418,881 Eligible Voters
Akoko North West: 68,061
Akoko North East: 62,451
Akoko South East: 29,778
Akoko South West: 86,155
Owo: 110,100 ------ Aketi LG
Ose: 62,336

ONDO CENTRAL: (615,158 Eligible Voters)
Akure South: 248,953 Jegede LG
Akure North: 53,935
Ifedore: 63,243
Ondo West; 150,838
Ondo East: 37,469
Idanre: 60,720

ONDO SOUTH: (456,767 Eligible Voters)
Ese Odo: 57,255. Agboola LG
Ilaje: 114,235
Ileoluji-Oke-Igbo: 64,219
Irele: 64,219
Okitipupa: 101,044
Odigbo: 120,014

TOTAL: ELIGIBLE VOTERS = 1,546,081

Interesting, let's see how it'll play out.

On the records,
1999 - AD (Akungba Akoko, Ondo North)
2003 - PDP (Okitipupa, Ondo South)
2008 - LP (Ondo west, Ondo central)
2015 - PDP (Ondo West, Ondo central)
2016 - APC (Owo, Ondo North)
2020 ----

Seerade029:
Cc
Fergie001
EastGold
Garfield1

Garfield1, didn't I tell you Ondo west and East loves PDP?

How

garfield1:



How

Let's wait till Sunday.

The battle will be between Aketi and Eyi, Agboola is wasting his time and resources.
.
Like for PDP

Share for APC

Quote for ZLP

Seerade029:


Let's wait till Sunday.

In 2012 and 2008,they voted labour party

ghettokid1:
The battle will be between aketi and eyi, agboola is wasting his time and resources.
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Like for PDP
share for APC
quote for ZLP

ZLP

Seerade029:
Cc
Fergie001
EastGold
Garfield1

Garfield1, didn't I tell you Ondo west and East loves PDP?

Aketi must not return o

Seerade029:

ZLP

Wish you guys goodluck though...but i dont think your candidate will get up to 10% votes cast

EastGold:


Aketi must not return o

At all, at all.
He should be sent back to ibadan.
No to 2nd term..

ghettokid1:
Wish you guys goodluck though...but i dont think your candidate will get up to 10% votes cast

Eshey Amin, even if he doesn't get up to 10%, at least I won't be part of those that will get blamed for voting Aketi.

We are for Jegede

Seerade029:


Eshey Amin, even if he doesn't get up to 10%, at least I won't be part of those that will get blamed for voting Aketi.

But jegede dey there na..

ghettokid1:
But jegede dey there na..

Alt is Jegede.
I'm rooting for Agboola.

Seerade029:



Interesting, let's see how it'll play out.

On the records,
1999 - AD (Owo, Ondo North)
2003 - PDP (Okitipupa, Ondo South)
2008 - LP (Ondo west, Ondo central)
2014 - PDP (Ondo West, Ondo central)
2016 - APC (Owo, Ondo North)
2020 ----

2014: Mimiko was still in Labour Party When He won the Election.

Mimiko Defected to PDP prior to 2015 Jonathans Elections.

Though Mimiko was Part of PDP formation in Ondo State

engineerboat:


2014: Mimiko was still in Labour Party When He won the Election.

Mimiko Defected to PDP prior to 2015 Jonathans Elections.

Though Mimiko was Part of PDP formation in Ondo State

Yeah, I'll adjust it.
I thought it was 2014

best wishes to RA? where is his deputy from engineerboat

slivertongue:
best wishes to RA? where is his deputy from engineerboat

Rotimi Akeredolu Deupty Candidate (Lucky Aiyedatiwa) is from Ilaje Local Government Area (Ondo South)

Seerade029:


At all, at all.
He should be sent back to ibadan.
No to 2nd term..

Gbayì alaye mi

Another day of election is here.