Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Governor of Ondo State, has been announced winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward primaries and will be the party’s candidate in the upcoming state gubernatorial election.
Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee and Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, declared him the winner in the early hours of Monday, noting that the electoral process was conducted “smoothly” with only minor skirmishes recorded.
In the primaries, Aiyedatiwa garnered a total of 48,569 votes, while his closest rival, Mayowa Akinfolarin, received 15,343 votes, with Olusola Oke securing third place with 14,865 votes.
The governor of Ondo State secured victory in 16 of the 18 LGAs, with the exception of Ilaje LGA where he was defeated by third-placed Oke.
Meanwhile, the primary election, conducted on Saturday, had numerous contestants claiming that the elections did not occur at all.
One of such is Folakemi Omogoroye, a female aspirant, who described the process as a “complete rape on democracy,” calling for the cancellation
Omogoroye expressed her dismay at the lack of election officials and voting materials at polling centers, preventing her supporters from voting.”
Similarly, dissatisfied party members marched through the streets of Akure, calling for the exercise to be voided and for Ododo to be ousted as the committee’s chairman.