Rotimi Akeredolu Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Governor of Ondo State=== On 27 November 2016, Akeredolu was announced by the [[Independent National Electoral Commission]] as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election. He amassed 244,842 votes in the election to defeat [[Eyitayo Jegede]] of the [[The Peoples Democratic Party|Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)]] with 150,380 votes and Olusola Oke of the [[Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)|Alliance for Democracy]] (AD) with 126,889 votes. According to proofessor [[Ganiyu Ambali]], INEC Returning Officer, Akeredolu defeated his two major opponents Jegede and Oke, to clinch victory. He was sworn in as the governor of Ondo State on 24 February 2017 in Akure, the Ondo State Capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2016/11/27/apc-candidate-akeredolu-wins-ondo-governorship-election.ht|title=APC Candidate Akeredolu Wins Ondo Governorship Election|work=saharareporters.com|accessdate=27 November 2016|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608044159/http://saharareporters.com/2016/11/27/apc-candidate-akeredolu-wins-ondo-governorship-election.ht|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page