Ondo Guber: Akingbaso Delivers Polling Unit For PDP After Tense Security Standoff

Hon. Festus Akingbaso, the deputy candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election, has secured a commanding victory at Polling Unit 8, Ward 2, Alade Okun, Alade-Idanre, delivering a strong win...CONTINUE READING…

for his principal, Agboola Ajayi. Akingbaso received 187 votes, leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) trailing with just 46 votes. The Labour Party (LP), Action Alliance (AA), and the People’s Labour Party (PLP) each earned one vote.

Despite concerns over potential disruptions, the voting process and result collation were successfully completed, thanks to the swift intervention of armed police officers. Reports indicate that the community was surrounded by hoodlums attempting to steal the ballot box. However, police fired warning shots to disperse the crowd and later remained at the polling unit throughout the sorting and collation of votes to ensure the process continued smoothly.

The outcome from Polling Unit 8 is seen as a significant boost for the PDP as the vote collation continues across the state, amid growing security concerns.