Ondo Polls: Mimiko In Early Lead

The announcement of the results by the Independent National Electoral Commission began at 2:55am today and ended at 4:30am when  the process was discontinued.  One of the INEC officials told the gathering of  electoral officials, party agents and security agents that more declaration of the results would resume at 10am.
As of the time the announcement was stopped, the results from 15 Local Government Areas had been announced. The results clearly showed that  Mimiko's victory at the poll was all but assured.
Out of the 15 LGAs, the LP candidate won in 12 LGAS including Akoko South-East, Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West and others. The Action Congress of Nigeria candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, won in two local government areas, while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Olusola Oke,  won in one.
ACN won in Akeredolu's local government, Owo, and Senator Ajayi Boroffice's Akoko South West Local Government Area. PDP won in Okitipupa Local Government Area.Results from three local government council areas were not declared.
Mimiko started the day on a good note winning his polling unit whereas the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, lost  his polling unit and ward to the governor's party.
Mimiko polled 348 votes at his Ondo Ward 7 Unit 20, while the PDP and the ACN scored 18 and 16 respectively. Voters across Ondo trooped out to the streets after Mimiko's victory in his ward.
Akeredolu scored 139 in his Ward 5 Unit 6 in Owo, while Mimiko  scored 144 votes, just as the PDP polled 35.
It was also gathered that the PDP lost at the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku's polling unit, RCM Unit 2, Arogbo Ward1. The result showed that the LP polled 97; PDP, 85; and ACN 16.
At Adumasi House, Unit 04, Ilepa Ward II, Ikare, Akoko North-East Local Goverment Area, ACN had 82 votes with the LP polling 100 and PDP, 60.
There was jubilation in Akure, Ondo and Owo towns when news filtered in that the LP was  leading  in the results announced at the various polling units in the state.
There were altercations between loyalists of LP and the ACN in some parts of Oka, Ikare and Akungba over the election results.
Some of the ACN members had accused the ruling LP of engaging in ballot stuffing in some areas.
Despite initial fears of voter apathy, there was a high turnout of voters in most parts of the state.
-SUNDAY PUNCH