APC’s Dayo Faduyile Wins Ondo South Senatorial By-Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Faduyile, as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election. The by-election was conducted across the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district to fill the vacant seat previously occupied by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim following his appointment as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Announcing the results at the collation centre in Okitipupa, the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, declared Faduyile winner after securing the highest number of valid votes cast in the election. According to the official results, the APC candidate polled 68,474 votes to defeat his closest rivals from other political parties. Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) came second with 1,411 votes, while candidates of the Action People’s Party (APP) and Boot Party […]
