By Banji Ayoola
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate in last Saturday’s presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won 11 of the 18 local government areas of Ondo State.
Prof. Kayode Soremekun of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, who is the state’s Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, declared this on Sunday in Akure.
He said Abubakar polled 275,901 votes, while candidate of the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari, scored 241,769 votes.
He disclosed that the number of registered voters was 1,312,567; accredited voters, 598,586; total valid votes, 555,984; rejected votes, 3,0833; while the total votes cast was 586,827.
According to the results, PDP won Akure North, Ifedore, Idanre, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo, Irele, Ondo East, Ose, Akure South, Ondo West, Ese-odo and Okitipupa Local Government Areas of the state.
The incumbent President won in Odigbo, Owo, Akoko North East, Akoko North West, Akoko South East, Akoko South West and Ilaje Local Government Areas.
