APC sweeps Ondo local council election

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won the 18 chairmanship and 203 councilorship seats in Saturday’s local government election in Ondo State.

The Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Dr. Joseph Aremo, announced this at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday night in Akure.

He said the election was keenly contested by 12 political parties, adding that it was peaceful without any incidents.

Aremo said: “The election across the 203 wards was keenly contested, and candidates sponsored by APC emerged as councilors elect in the 2025 local government election of Ondo State.

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“Also for the chairmanship election as well, it was keenly contested and from presentations made at the respective LG level, the candidates of APC emerged winner across all the 18 councils.”

Aremo thanked the people of the state for upholding the tenets of the rule of law, and for coming out to vote for the candidates of their choice.

According to him, the results show that the election was free, fair, credible, and transparent.

The chairman assured residents of the commission’s readiness to do more in subsequent elections, and called on political parties to play their roles in terms of voter education and participation.

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