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BREAKING: INEC Postpones Collation Of Ondo Results

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Nov 17, 2024.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the collation of results for the Ondo State governorship election from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Returning Officer, Prof. Olayemi Akinwunmi, who also serves as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, initially announced that the collation of results from the remaining five local government areas would resume at 5:00 a.m. However, he later updated the timeline, stating that the process would now begin at noon.

Prof. Akinwunmi clarified that the delay was to allow for the arrival of results from the remaining local governments: Akure North, Okitipupa, Odigbo, Ilaje, and Ese-Odo.

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He explained, “We have five more local governments to collate, but we are taking a break until 5:00 a.m. to receive results from Akure North, Okitipupa, Odigbo, Ilaje, and Ese-Odo. We will resume collation at 5:00 a.m. for these local governments.”

As of now, results from 13 out of the 18 local government areas have been announced.

The partial results show that Aiyedatiwa is leading with 259,851 votes, significantly ahead of his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who has garnered 81,031 votes.