Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo state, has been declared the winter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary held between Saturday and Sunday.
Usman Ododo, Kogi state governor and chairman of the election organising committee, announced Aiyedatiwa as the winner in the early hours of Monday.
Ododo said Aiyedatiwa secured 48,569 votes, having won in 16 of the 18 LGAs in the state.
His closest challengers — Mayowa Akinfolarin polled 15,343 votes and Olusola Oke garnered 14,915 votes.
The election was cancelled in Ifedore LGA due to issues of violence.
Meanwhile, other aspirants have outrightly rejected the results, calling for the cancellation of the exercise.
According to some of them, no election took place in most parts of the state.
The primary election took place across 203 wards in the 18 LGAs of the state.
