The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares Professor Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Ondo South senatorial district by-election. The election takes place on Saturday and INEC announces the result on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa Local Government Area. The Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, conducts the declaration.
According to the reported vote count, Faduyile wins with 68,474 votes. He defeats other candidates in the contest, according to outlets that describe the same INEC result.
The by-election is held to fill the vacant seat in Ondo South following the appointment of former Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. With the result announced, Faduyile is expected to proceed with the formal swearing-in process as the senator representing Ondo South. Sources consistently attribute the outcome to INEC’s declaration and present the same candidate and vote total.
