Sunday, October 21, 2012

Mimiko Wins Ondo Election


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Ondo State governor and candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olusegun Mimiko as winner of Saturday’s governorship election.
The returning officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Adebiyi Daramola announced that the three major contenders for the top seat at the Alagbaka Government House – Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), LP and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shared over 86 percent of the total number of 645, 597 accredited votes.
While the ACN’s candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu polled a total of 143,512 from the 18 local government area of Ondo State, the PDP’s candidate, Olusola Oke polled 155,961 and the winner, Mr Mimiko of the Labour Party got 260,199 of the total valid votes.
According to the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo, Akin Orebiyi,the total number of registered voters in the State is 1,638,950; and the number of accredited voters is 645,597.
A total of 30,415 votes were declared invalid while the valid votes are 594,244.
With his victory, Mr Mimiko has broken the jinx of the inability of his elected predecessors including Michael Ajasin, Adebayo Adefarati, Bamidele Olumilua and Olusegun Agagu to get a second term to rule the sunshine state.
These include Chief Michael Ajasin, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, Dr. Olusegun Agagu and Mr. Bamidele Olumilua.
Though Mr Agagu got a second term, his reign was however truncated as he was removed by the election tribunal and the Court of Appeal, which declared Mr Mimiko the winner of the 2007 governorship election.
Below is a summary of the election results collated for the18 local government area of Ondo State.

Local Govt ACN LP PDP Valid Votes
AKOKO SOUTH EAST 3,330 6,316 3,425 13, 582
AKOKO SOUTH WEST 13, 623 11, 833 12,331 39, 310
AKURE NORTH 5,671 10,857 4,916 23, 195
AKOKO NORTH EAST 8,693 12,153 6,847
ONDO EAST 2, 759 8,404 3,933 16,272
OSE 6,376 11,071 5,833 24, 620
AKURE SOUTH 11,955 49,915 12,467 79,959
IDANRE 5,111 15,990 5,923 29,789
ILE-OLUJI/OKEIGBO 9,061 11,945 6,521 29,111
OWO 17,967 14,870 6,058 41,265
IRELE 5,066 9,435 9, 341 25,343
OKITIPUPA 8,495 11,968 21,024 43,295
ONDO WEST 7,225 31,280 6,669 49,382
AKOKO NORTH WEST 9,138 11,675 7,847 29,706
IFEDORE 5,522 11,062 3,978 22,223
ESE-ODO 2, 987 9, 139 7, 295
ILAJE  5,793 8,538 19,281 38,506
ODIGBO 14,740 13,748 12,272 47,235

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