Aiyedatiwa, 17 others in Ondo Guber race 

CITIZENS COMPASS —Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa and 17 other aspirants are currently vying for the Governorship position in Ondo State. 

The election takes place on November 16, 2024.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the sale of nominations, expression of interest and delegate forms for contestants will take place between April 3 and 10, 2024, while the primary election is slated for April 25, 2024.

Aiyedatiwa assumed the governorship of the state in December 2023 following the passing of the former governor – Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), who had died after a prolonged illness in Germany.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), party primaries in the Ondo State governorship election will start in the next two weeks on 6 April and end on 27 April.

The commission also confirmed that 16 of 19 registered political parties have indicated interest in contesting the 16 November governorship election in the state.

The political parties are expected to field a candidate each but the polls, like previous ones, will turn out as two-horse races or at best three-horse races.

So far, the following aspirants have indicated their interest. 

1. Mayowa Akinfolarin – Former member of the House of Representatives

2. Oladunni Odu – Former Secretary to the State Government (SSG)

3. Lucky Aiyedatiwa – Incumbent Ondo governor

4. Gbenga Edema – Former Chairman of the Ondo State Oil-producing Areas Development Commission and former member who represented the State on the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)

5. Brig. Gen. Olamide Ohunyeye (retd) – Retired Director of Finance at the Nigerian Defence Academy

6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Business mogul and incumbent Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District

7. Wale Akinterinwa – Former Ondo Commissioner for Finance

8. Isaac Kekemeke – APC National Vice Chairman (South-West)

9. Prof. Francis Faduyile – Former Special Adviser to the late Governor Akeredolu on Health

10. Chief Olusola Oke – Two-time governorship candidate in the state (2012 and 2016)

11. Dr Paul Akintelure

12. Sola Ebisemi – Former Commissioner for the Environment in the state

13. Ifeoluwa Oyedele – Executive Director (Engineering and Technical Services) at Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited

14. Adedayo Faduyile – Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)

15. Olusola Iji

16. Jimi Odimayo

17. Matthew Oyerinmade

18. Funmilayo Adekojo