APC wins one senatorial seat, PDP two in Ondo | Nairalaw

The embattled Ondo North senatorial candidate of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, has retained
his seat at the Upper Chamber.

He won last Saturday’s election with 53,199 votes to beat the
Action Alliance (AA) candidate, Dr Tunji Abayomi, who polled 43,100
votes and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Segun Alonge,
who got 34,490 votes.

It was learnt that former Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko
may have lost the battle to represent Ondo Central in the Senate
with the results being released by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officers (RO) in some of the
local government areas in the district.

Although the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo
Central, Dr Rufus Akeju, had not officially announced the results,
reports from the six local government areas in the central
senatorial district indicated that the PDP won the election.

The party’s candidate, Ayo Akinyelure (All Over), who was at the
Senate before he was defeated by incumbent Senator Tayo Alasoadura,
may likely take over again from Alasoadura.

Mimiko contested under the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) after he
dropped his ambition to contest the presidential election under the
Labour Party (LP).

The results of Ondo South Senatorial District had not been
announced last night.

But it was learnt that the PDP candidate and a former
Commissioner for Transport, Nicholas Tofowomo, was leading other
contestants.

In Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency, the PDP candidate, Mr
Ikengboju Gboluga, polled 31,042 votes to defeat his closest rival,
Mr Albert Akintoye of the APC, who polled 19,875 votes.

The result was announced by INEC Returning Officer for the
Federal constituency, Prof Enuwo, at Stella Maris College in
Okitipupa.

Also, in Akoko North East/Akoko Northwest Federal Constituency,
Olubunmi Ojo of the APC polled 20,988 votes to defeat Mr Wale
Ogunleye of the PDP, who had 12,969 votes and the incumbent Federal
lawmaker, Stephen Olemija, of AA, who got 10,979 votes.

In Akoko South West/Akoko South East Federal Constituency, Ade
Adeogun of the APC polled 19,047 to become winner, while two of his
closest rivals, Dr Victor Ategbole of the AA got 14,694 votes and
Martins Abiloye of the PDP polled 12,907 votes.

INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof Taiwo Abraham, announced the
result at Oka-Akoko.

But six House of Representatives seats are still awaiting
official declaration by INEC’s returning officers last night.