The spokesman of the Eyitayo Jegede campaign organisation, Gbenga Akinmoyo, has disclosed that the team is waiting on God after his principal was defeated in the Ondo Governorship election.

Akinmoyo stated this during an interview on Channels Television in Akure on Sunday.

He said: “This project is a project that God has ordained. As it is so, we wait. So we wait on God."

On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, as the winner of the poll. 

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Akeredolu, who contested under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled a total of 292,830 votes.

Idowu Olayinka, the returning officer of the election, said Akeredolu met all the conditions required to be declared the winner.

“I hereby declare Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the APC winner of the election and he is returned elected,” he said.

Eyitayo Jegede, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, secured 195,791 votes.

Agboola Ajayi, candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), placed a distant third with 69,217 votes..

Olayinka said Akeredolu will be presented with his certificate at the INEC office in Akure, the state capital, of return on Tuesday.

Akeredolu won 15 out of 18 local governments, with Jegede winning the remaining three.

Akinmoyo, however, thanked the people of the state for voting for their conscience during the polls and commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members for working hard for the party.

“For the benefit of the general public, we will like to thank all the Ondo State voters who went to the polls yesterday and voted for their conscience,” he added.