#ONDODECIDES: Akeredolu leads in 9 of 12 LGAs results announced
By OUR REPORTER
With results from 12 of 18 Local Government Areas already announced as at 2.30am on Sunday, the chances that Owo-born Rotimi Akeredolu, the incumbent governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) will have his much desired second term remain positive as he continues to lead.
The APC standard-bearer won nine of the 12 Local Government Areas while his major challenger, Professor Eyitayo Jegede, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won three.
By interpretation, Akeredolu’s deputt, Agboola Ajayi of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) strongness is yet to be seen in any of the LGAs so far released.
So far, Akeredolu has polled 178,854 votes while Jegede got 141,083 votes.
Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, is trailing the duo with 32,060 votes and is yet to win any council.
Breakdown of LG results
Ifedore LG
PDP 11,852;
APC had 9,350
ZLP got 1,863
Akure South LGA
APC- 17,277
PDP- 47,627
ZLP – 2,236
Akoko Southeast LGA
APC -9,419
PDP- 4003
ZLP -2004
Ile-Oluji Okeogbo LGA
APC – 13,278
PDP- 9,231
ZLP,- 1,971
Akoko-Southwest LGA
APC – 21,232
PDP -15,055
ZLP – 2,775
Irele LGA
APC 12,643
PDP 5,493
ZLP 5,904
Akoko Northwest LGA
APC -15,809
PDP -10,320
ZLP -3,477
Ondo East LGA
APC -6,485
PDP -4,049
ZLP-3,221
Akoko-Northeast LGA
APC – 16,572
PDP -8,380
ZLP-3,532
Owo LGA
APC – 35,957
PDP – 5,311
ZLP- 408
Akure North LGA
APC- 9,546
PDP- 12,263
ZLP- 1,046
Idanre LGA
APC- 11,286
PDP- 7,499
ZLP -3,623
Our survey sent across ahead if Saturday’s election had given the pattern of how the voting direction would go.
The survey source said as follows:
MY ANALYSIS OF ONDO 2020
This election, to me, looks more favourable to Akeredolu than Eyitayo Jegede of PDP. xxxxxxxxxx
This is my analysis:
There are three Senatorial Districts in Ondo State.
They are:
1. The Ondo Central (Akure and Ondo Kingdoms of about six Local Governments).
2. Ondo North (Owo and Akoko Kingdoms of about seven Local Governments).
3. Ondo South (Riverine Area of about five Local Governments)
Eyitayo PDP represents Ondo Central where the vote is larger only equalled by Ondo North.
Akeredolu APC represents Ondo North equally as large as Ondo Central.
Agboola Ajayi ZLP represents Ondo South.
Area of strength:
I was in Ondo North last Saturday and saw the fanaticism of the people about AKETI. I saw PDP in a very small meeting only at a village on the outskirts going to Kabbah. It means the whole of Owo and Akoko is for Akeredolu.
I was also in Akure same day. Although Akure sentiment is working for Eyitayo Jegede’s PDP but, as an incumbent governor, he also has his structure as equally strong as Jegede in Ondo Central. Don’t forget that Akeredolu never won in Akure in election that brought him to office in 2016. It will not matter this 2020 if same happens.
I was not in Ondo South but I do know that, the South should be concentration of Ajayi’s strength but Olusola Oke also represented that part of Ondo State in 2016 but didn’t stop AKETI’s victory.
In summary, AKETI is the only of three major candidates who has a whole Senatorial District fanatical about him and will deliver bulk for him. He will then come to the Central and share it with Jegede with scrambles going to Ajayi. The real battle ground will be the South but with Olugbo of Ugbo Land, it is not sure for Ajayi.
There is a major problem in the South. Ajayi used his position as deputy governor to make Akeredolu make a wrong decision on the Obashio of a kingdom at the water border with Lekki, Lagos. The Oba he approved has not been allowed to enter the palace. The Oba be did not approve is whom the community want. Akeredolu is seen as enemy in that paramount community but the shortschanged Oba, through our appeals, has been working for Akeredolu to make the people vote for him to go another four years. Akeredolu should address that obaship immediately after election.
I rest my case. END.
