JUST IN: Despite Controversy, Aiyedatiwa Declared Winner Of Ondo APC Primary

• Aiyedatiwa is declared as the winner of the Ondo APC primary.

• The declaration follows allegations of electoral irregularities.

• Some aspirants rejected the process as a “sham” and “daylight robbery”.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clinched the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 election.

Kogi State Governor and chairman of the primary election organising committee, Usman Ododo, declared Aiyedatiwa as the winner of the party’s primary in the early hours of Monday.

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According to the Kogi governor, his Ondo counterpart secured over 48,000 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Olusola Oke, who polled 14,915 votes.

Aiyedatiwa was said to have won in 16 of the 18 LGAs in the state while Oke won in Ilaje local government area.

Ododo said the election was cancelled in Ifedore LGA due to issues of violence.

The primary election committee chairman announced a winner despite some contenders calling for cancellation of the process.

They alleged that the APC primary election, which started on Saturday, was marred by irregularities.

Several aspirants alleged that no election took place in most parts of the state.

According to TheCable, its reporters who monitored the election in Akure failed to witness voting in several wards in the Ondo state capital.

Oke, Olugbenga Edema, Wale Akinterinwa, Dayo Faduyile and Jimi Odimayo are among the governorship hopefuls who kicked against the conduct of the exercise.

Folakemi Omogoroye, a female governorship hopeful, described the election as a “complete rape of democracy”.

“I am not going to accept it, and now, I am calling for cancellation and if this is not done, maybe we’ll meet in the court,” she said.

However, Ododo dismissed the allegations and criticisms surrounding the election, insisting that the process was transparent.

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Meanwhile, APC members staged a protest in Akure on Sunday evening over the conduct of the governorship election.

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