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Ondo Election: Governor AKeredolu Leads After INEC Declared Results From 12 Local Governments
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Ondo Election: Governor AKeredolu Leads After INEC Declared Results From 12 Local Governments

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has garnered the most votes cast in the Ondo State governorship election after Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared results from 12 local government areas collation centres. The incumbent governor leads his main opponent, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP with a margin of above 81,000 votes. The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP),  Agboola Ajayi, occupies the third spot. Results declared so far shows that Akeredolu who is seeking a second third in office so far has 189,489 votes while Jegede has 108,195 votes in the election.
Ondo2020: INEC Flags 270 Coastal Polling Units as Hotspots
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Ondo2020: INEC Flags 270 Coastal Polling Units as Hotspots

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed plans to utilise the country’s security outfits to quell threats to the peaceful conduct of the Ondo State governorship election especially in riverine areas and other hotspots in the state. According to INEC, Ondo has 62 creeks and over 270 Polling Units in the fluvial areas of Ese-Odo and Ilaje Local Government Areas of the state. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee told Punch in an interview that the commission has enlisted the services of the Nigerian Navy and Marine Police safeguard the personnel and materials to hotspots. He said the commission would deploy all of its assets to prevent rigging and violence in the October 10 election. Condu...