By Ayodele kayode.
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has emerged winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in a landslide victory.
Aiyedatiwa polled 366, 781 to defeat the first runner up, Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party who got 117,845.
Political analysts said it was the biggest electoral defeat since the state was created in 1976.
Aiyedatiwa has also made history as the first person from a small riverine community (Obenla) to emerge as governor of the state.
Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Prince Adeyemi Nejo, came a distant third with 4,138 votes.
A total of 508,963 voters were accredited, 12 896 votes were rejected while 497,077 were actual votes cast in Saturday’s election.
Returning Officer of INEC and Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja, Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi Durotimi, who declared Aiyedatiwa winner of the poll said he polled the highest number of votes cast.
Prof. Akinwumi said Aiyedatiwa met all the constitutional requirements and declared him Governor-elect.
“victory of Aiyedatiwa was expected but it was the margin of defeat that was in contention.”
Aiyedatiwa is the first Governor in the state to serve as Deputy Governor, Acting Governor, and an elected Governor. His fresh mandate will begin in February next year.