The people of Ondo State will be going to the polls today to elect a new governor for the state among the 28 contestants.
The leading contestants are Mr. Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party; Chief Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress; Dr. Olu Agunloye of the Social Democratic Party and Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy.
Other notable contestants are Accord Party, Mr. Oladare Amuda; Mr. Yinka Orokoto of the Action Alliance; the candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Chief Adetuwo Ogunjumelo; the candidate of the Citizens Popular Party, Mr. Peter Fasua; the candidate of the Labour Party, Adeuti Stephen; and the candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria, Mrs. Temidola Olagbegi.
Already, there were reports of violence as a result of clashes between supporters of rival political parties. One person was reported to be killed and millions of naira worth of properties destroyed.
According to INEC a total of 1,280,580 voters with Permanent Voter Cards are eligible to cast their votes. 1,659,186 voters were registered for the election but 378,606 persons did not turn up to collect their PVCs.
