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OndoDecides: PDP, APC, Others Battle In Ondo Governorship Election
[Live Updates] #OndoDecides2024: PDP, APC, Others Battle In Ondo Governorship Election
OndoDecides: PDP, APC, Others Battle In Ondo Governorship Election
•••As Governor Aiyedatiwa Cast His Vote
Eagle’s Sight News reports that , voters in Ondo State have turned out en masse today to choose their next governor from a pool of candidates.
These candidates includeGovernor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bamidele Akingboye of the Social Democratic Party, Olusola Ebiseni of the Labour Party, Abbas Mimiko of the Zenith Labour Party, and Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to official records, out of 2,053,061 registered voters in the state, a significant 1,793,914 electorates have collected their Permanent Voter Cards.
This represents a notable increase from the 1,478,460 eligible voters in the 2020 governorship election. Additionally, 58,708 new voters were registered in Ondo State, while 3,132 voters transferred their registration into and within the state.
Report also shows that the incumbent Governor of Ondo State , Aiyedatiwa has cast his vote. According to a report credited to Naijanews, here are other pictures and updates from some polling units in the state
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa cast his vote in the Ondo election.
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Time: 8:01am
Location: Ward 8, PU24, Leghii, Ondo west
Update: All is set for the commencement of voting in this polling unit.
Time: 7:59am
Location: PU003, Ward 14, Post Office, Akoko south-west
Update: Voters are checking for their names on the published register.
7:53am: Ward 8, PU25, Ondo West, Ondo state.
Election officials have set up. They arrived at about 7:10am.
Time: 7:40am: Location: Ward 8, PU17, Bethlehem Junction, Ondo west.
Update: Election officials are “set and ready”. Voters are checking their names on the register. Busayo Akinsanmoye, the presiding officer, told TheCable the officials arrived at the polling unit around 6:50am.
“We’ll start accreditation and voting by 8:30am prompt,” she said.
Location: Ward 8, PU15 & PU16, All Saints Grammer School, Oka, Ondo west.
Update: Two elderly women are waiting to check the voter register for their names. “We came early so that we can quickly vote and go home,” Juliana Akinola said
“We pray that the best man wins — the man that will make life easy for us and offer our children good jobs.”
Time: 7:32am: Location: Ward 02, PU007, Ajagba, Irele LGA
Update: Voters are checking their names on the published register.
Time: 7:18am: Location: Ward 8, PU15 & PU16, All Saints Grammer School, Oka, Ondo West, Ondo state.
Update: The presiding officer of PU16 told TheCable that the election officials arrived at about 7am but the school gate was locked and they had to wait for the security guard. The officials are currently setting up.
