LUCKY AIYEDATIWA has won the Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, ending a voting process that started on Saturday.

The Chairman of the election committee and the Governor of Kogi State, Usman ODODO declared him the winner of the exercise in the early hours of today.

The Ondo State governor coasted to victory in 16 of the 18 local government areas.

AIYEDATIWA amassed a total of forty-eight thousand five hundred and sixty-nine (48,569) votes in the primary to beat his closest rival MAYOWA AKINFOLARIN who polled fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-three (15,343) votes in the election. 

While the third aspirant OLUSOLA OKE’S, polled a total of fourteen thousand eight hundred and sixtyfive vote to secure (14,865) third position. The governor lost Ilaje LGA to third-placed Oke.