Aiyedatiwa, deputy get certificates of return on Wednesday
18 November 2024 |
8:23 pm
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will present Certificates of Return to Ondo State governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, on Wednesday, November 20. The commission said the ceremony will be held at its headquarters in Abuja by 11 a.m. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, disclosed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will present Certificates of Return to Ondo State governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Olayide Adelami, on Wednesday, November 20.
The commission said the ceremony will be held at its headquarters in Abuja by 11 a.m.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, disclosed this in an invitation sent to journalists on Monday.
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Aiyedatiwa had defeated his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), securing 366,781 votes to Ajayi’s 117,845 in last Saturday’s election.
The APC clinched victory in all 18 local government areas of the state.
The Labour Party (LP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) polled 1,162 and 2,692 votes, respectively.
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