The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all the 18 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government election in the state
Announcing the election result on Sunday evening, the commission’s Chairman, Prof Yomi Dinakin, said that the party also won 194 councilorship seats out of 198, while the results in the four remaining wards were declared inconclusive.
Only seven of 14 registered political parties participated in the exercise. There was no contest in five local governments.
Dinakin, who declared the APC candidates winner of the election in the five local government areas, said it was in line with the Electoral Act.
Meanwhile, the 18 newly elected local government council chairmen in Ondo state will be sworn this morning by the state governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
The chairman of the State Independence Electoral Commission ODIEC, Prof Yomi Dinakin, said that the ruling APC won in the councils which include Akoko North-East, Akoko South-East, Ose, Owo, Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore.
Others are Odigbo, Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo, Ilaje, Okitipupa, Irele, Ese Odo, Ondo West, Idanre, Ondo East, Akoko North-West and Akoko South-West.
The party’s chairmanship candidates in five councils were elected unopposed according to the ODIEC chairman.
The councils include, Akoko North East, Ose, Ifedore, Odigbo and lrele.
Meanwhile, the Akeredolu in a statement in Akure said the newly elected council chairmen would be sworn at the International Cultural and Events Centre The Dome on Igbatoro road Akure this morning (Monday).
