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Results from Ondo State show that presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar defeated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari in 11 of the state’s 18 local governments – Akure North, Ifedore, Idanre, Ile Oluji/Okeigbo, Irele, Ondo East, Ose, Ondo West, Akure South, Ese Odo and Okitipupa local governments.
The remaining seven – Akoko North East, Akoko North West and Akoko South East, Akoko South West, Odigbo, Ilaje and Owo Local Governments – went to the ruling APC.
Atiku scored 275,901 votes while Atiku scored 241,769 votes of the total 586,827 votes cast.
The total number of accredited voters stood at 598,586. Rejected votes was 30,833.