All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 16 out of 18 chairmanship seats in local government elections conducted in Ondo state.
Gatekeepers News reports that Joseph Aremo, chairman of Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) announced the results on Sunday in Akure, the state capital.
The ODIEC chairman said the leading party also won all the councillorship seats in the 16 LGAs of the state.
The commission had earlier disclosed that a rescheduled election is being held in Ondo West LGA and results are being expected from Owo LGA due to an outdated version of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) logo on the ballot paper.
The chairman said, “The new logo of the party was approved late last year, and the process was ongoing. It is not as if we just started. We could have expected the party to draw our attention to the discrepancy earlier.”
Aremu said although the party had formally raised concerns about the matter, preparations for the election had been ongoing before the new logo was approved.
He assured the public that the commission will ensure that all arrangements are finalised before the rescheduled poll, noting that results from other councils will not be affected.
Recall that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state had before the council election, announced its withdrawal. The opposition party alleged that the electoral umpire cannot be trusted to conduct a free and fair election.
