The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election held in Ondo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to INEC, Tinubu led his opposition with 369,924 votes in the presidential election held across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finished second behind Tinubu with 115,463 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party finished third with 47,350 votes in the weekend election.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Abayomi Fasina of Federal University, Oye – Ekiti, (FUOYE), confirmed the figures at the INEC headquarters office in Akure, Ondo State capital, saying a total of 1,991,344 registered to vote in the Saturday election but 571,402 were accredited to vote by INEC in the February 25 election.
Peter Obi Wins 5 Of 7 LGA Results Declared So Far In Plateau
Meanwhile, as of reporting time, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won five out of the seven local government areas declared in Plateau State.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, won two LGAs and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Tinubu is yet to win any LGAs.
The LP won in Bokkos, Langtang North, Jos East, Riyom, and Barkin Ladi LGAs. The PDP won in Mikang and Langtang South, while the APC is yet to win.
According to figures reeled out by the Returning Officers, results from Mikang show APC got 5,044, PDP got 7,211, and LP got 7,201.
In Barkin Ladi LGA, APC got 12,514, LP got 32,489, and PDP got 9,073.
In Riyom LGA, PDP got 8,181, LP got 15,171, APC got 6,936, and NNPP got 87.
In Jos East, APC got 6,348, Labour Party got 6,386, PDP got 5,144, and NNPP got 156.
In Langtang South, APC got 7,478, Labour Party got 6,045, PDP got 12,467, and NNPP got 24.
In Langtang North, APC got 8,706, Labour Party got 21,590, PDP got 17,751, and NNPP got 73.
In Bokkos LGA, APC got 10,858, PDP got 8,569 and LP got 32,581.