Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the presidential election in Ondo State.
Abubakar defeated the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by polling a total 275,901 votes while Buhari polled 241,769 votes, according to results declared by Professor Kayode Soremekun, Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.
Atiku also won in 11 out of the 18 local government areas of Ondo state.
Sahara Reporters reports that out of 1,812,567 registered voters in the state, a total of 598,586 voters were accredited for the election while a total of 30,833 votes were rejected, with total votes cast put at 586,827.
The local governments won by the PDP are Akure South, Akure North, Ifedore, Idanre, Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo, Irele, Ondo East, Ondo West, Ese -Odo, Okitipupa and Ose local governments.
Akoko North East, Akoko North West and Akoko South East, Akoko South West Ilaje, Odigbo, Owo were won by APC. (SaharaReporters)
