Ex-NMA President, Adedayo Faduyile

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Prof. Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday.

INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, announced the result on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Solomon-Ibileye said Faduyile polled the highest votes with 68,474 to emerge winner.

He said Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement came second with 1,411 votes, while Adesanya Olaoluwa of the Action Peoples Party and Clement Funso-Nejo of the Boot Party scored 213 and 70 votes respectively.