Mimiko Gets A 2nd Term As Ondo Governor
Monday, October 22, 2012Omoba
The Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Ondo State
governor and candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olusegun Mimiko as winner of
Saturday’s governorship election.
The returning officer
and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Professor Adebiyi
Daramola announced that the three major contenders for the top seat at the
Alagbaka Government House – Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), LP and the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) shared over 86 percent of the total number of 645, 597
accredited votes.
While the ACN’s
candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu polled a total of 143,512 from the 18 local
government area of Ondo State, the PDP’s candidate, Olusola Oke polled 155,961
and the winner, Mr Mimiko of the Labour Party got 260,199 of the total valid
votes.
Out of the 15 Local
Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, the Labour Party candidate won with a
landslide victory in 12 LGAs while the ACN won in two and the PDP was
victorious in one LGA.
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