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APC’s Faduyile wins Ondo South senatorial by-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday.

INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, announced the results on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Solomon-Ibileye, who is the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja in Kogi State, announced Faduyile as the winner of the election with 68,474 votes.

He said Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) came second with 1,411 votes, while Adesanya Olaoluwa of Action Peoples Party (APP) and Clement Funso-Nejo of Boot Party (BP) scored 213 and 70 votes, respectively.

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The Returning Officer said the total votes cast were 70,770, while 602 votes were rejected.

The election was held in six local government areas, including Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ese-Odo, Irele, Odigbo, and Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo.

The by-election was conducted following the appointment of Jimoh Ibrahim as the Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Segun Ojo

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