On Saturday, October 10, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the Ondo State Governorship election, from which Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged winner. Governor Akeredolu scored 292,830 votes to defeat 16 other candidates, including his closest rival, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 195,791 votes and his estranged Deputy, Agboola Ajayi who contested on the platform of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and scored 69,127 votes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, Ambassador\nRufus Akeju presented Certificates of Return to Governor Akeredolu and the\nDeputy Governor-elect, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa at the INEC office in Akure, Ondo\nState on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The election was adjudged to be largely peaceful by several observers,\nincluding the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, in spite of the tense\npolitical environment that preceded the election. Very few incidents of\nviolence were recorded. Situation Room observed an improvement in INEC\u2019s\nprocesses from the Edo State governorship election with regard to early\ncommencement of polls, logistics arrangements, provisions for Persons with\nDisabilities (PWDs), pregnant women and nursing mothers in the voting process,\nas well as a marginal improvement in the observance of COVID-19 prevention\nprotocols. Also, Ward collation concluded in an orderly manner, to a large\nextent. Security agents deployed for election duty conducted themselves in a\nprofessional manner and assisted to ensure compliance with safety protocols and\ncrowd control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there was\nlow voter turnout in the election and the factors that contributed to this\nremain unclear. Also, the trend of\nvote buying appears to be worsening in Nigerian elections. Vote buying was\nevident in a number of polling units and largely went unchecked. Voters\nwere reported to have sold their votes for sums ranging from N<\/s>4,000 and N<\/s>5,000,\nto N<\/s>7,000. Situation Room called on INEC, security agents and other\nstakeholders to seek out more practical ways of enforcing punitive measures\nagainst offenders, to serve as a deterrent to political actors and the electorate,\nmoving forward. Situation Room also enjoined all stakeholders to utilise\nthe time before the next off-cycle governorship election to make significant\nprogress on Constitutional and electoral reform efforts towards enhancing the\nlegal framework governing elections in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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