The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday.

Aiyedatiwa emerged victorious by securing the highest number of votes in the keenly contested election. The incumbent governor faced strong opposition from Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olorunfemi Festus of the Labour Party (LP), Abbas Mimiko of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and other candidates.

Announcing the results in Akure, the Ondo State capital, INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi Durotimi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, revealed that Aiyedatiwa garnered a total of 366,781 votes. His closest rival, Ajayi Agboola, polled 117,845 votes, while the Labour Party secured 1,162 votes.