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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state yesterday received the competition to turn into the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) within the October 10, 2020 governorship election within the state.
He defeated eight different aspirants within the race for the social gathering’s ticket to emerge the candidate of the social gathering.
4 aspirants have earlier withdrawn and stepped down for Akeredolu earlier than the graduation of the social gathering’s major which commenced round 2pm and ended round 8:35pm.
The governor was declared the social gathering’s flag bearer, having received the best variety of lawful votes on the social gathering’s major election held on the Worldwide Convention Centre, Dome, Akure, the state capital.
The 4 aspirants who withdrawn from the race embody Ife Oyedele, Segun Abraham, Jimi Odimayo and Nathaniel Adojutelegan.
Akeredolu was declared winner of the competition with 2,725 votes defeating Chief Olusola Oke who polled 262, whereas Hon. Issacs Kekemeke scored 19 votes.
Others within the race, Iji Sola scored 9 votes, Awodeyi Akinterinwa, one vote, Anifowose Olajumoke, two votes, Nathaniel Adojutelegan, 4 votes, Olaide Adelami, 4 votes, Bukola Adetula with no vote, whereas Invalid votes is 33
About 3,127 delegates throughout the 18 native authorities areas of the state participated within the election which produced Akeredolu because the social gathering’s candidate.
Akeredolu received in all of the 18 native authorities areas within the state to emerge the social gathering’s candidate.
Akeredolu might be slugging it out with different candidates from different political events within the October 10 governorship election.
