To emerge as the winner, a candidate must have the highest votes and at least 25 per cent of the votes in at least two-thirds (12) of the state’s 18 LGAs.
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Seventeen candidates are in the race, but analysts say it is a two-horse race between Mr Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress and Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party . Mr Ajayi is a former deputy governor of the South-west state.To emerge as the winner, a candidate must have the highest votes and at least 25 per cent of the votes in at least two-thirds of the state’s 18 local government areas .
Owo is also in the northern senatorial district and also has a huge voting population. The APC deputy governorship candidate hails from here.Yiaga Africa, an election observer organisation, said during campaigns, political parties offered cash gifts and food items to induce voters. Ondo Central has the highest concentration of registered voters. However, with the exception of the 2011 presidential election, the district had the highest number of rejected votes in all elections preceding the 2020 election.
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