The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of 17 candidates for Ondo governorship election.
Only one female candidate featured on the list of contenders for the October 10 election.
Okunade Taiwo, aged 50, is the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), with Ibitoye Adebowale as her running mate.
Rotimi Akeredolu, the incumbent governor, is seeking reelection under the All Progressives Congress (APC), with his main challenger believed to be Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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Agboola Ajayi, the deputy governor, is the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) where he decamped to from the PDP.
Ajayi was elected alongside Akeredolu under APC but he left the party in June and moved to PDP where he lost the gubernatorial ticket to Jegede.
Below is the full list of candidates for the election:
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| S/N | Name | Party | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotimi Akindejoye | Accord Party (A) | M |
| 2 | Joshua Adewole | Action Alliance (AA) | M |
| 3 | Adeleye Peter | African Action Congress (AAC) | M |
| 4 | Adelegan Oluwaseyi | African Democratic Congress (ADC) | M |
| 5 | Martin Olateru-Olagbegi | Action Democratic Party (ADP) | M |
| 6 | Oluwarotimi Akeredolu | All Progressives Congress (APC) | M |
| 7 | Oluwoloba Dele | All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) | M |
| 8 | Aminu Olarenwaju | Allied Peoples Movement (APM) | M |
| 9 | Adesanya Olaoluwa | All People’s Party (APP) | M |
| 10 | Okunade Taiwo | Labour Party (LP) | F |
| 11 | Ojajuni Eniola | New Nigeria Peoples Party | M |
| 12 | Funmilayo Ataunoko | National Rescue Movement (NRM) | M |
| 13 | Eyitayo Jegede | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) | M |
| 14 | Babatunde Alli | Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) | M |
| 15 | Fasua Oleyele | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | M |
| 16 | Ojon Dotun | Young Progressive Party (YPP) | M |
| 17 | Agboola Ajayi | Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) | M |
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