Professor Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday.
The result was announced on Sunday by the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Ondo State.
According to the official results, Faduyile secured 68,474 votes to defeat his opponents. Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) came a distant second with 1,411 votes, while Adesanya Olaoluwa of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and Clement Funso-Nejo of the Boot Party garnered 213 and 70 votes respectively.
Solomon-Ibileye disclosed that 70,770 votes were cast during the election, with 602 ballots declared invalid.
Speaking after the announcement, Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke, described the by-election as a valuable exercise for the commission ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He noted that the few challenges encountered would provide lessons for improving future electoral processes.
Agboke added that the outcome reflected the will of the electorate and expressed satisfaction that electoral officials deployed to difficult riverine areas returned safely without any major incidents.
The poll was conducted across six local government areas—Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ese-Odo, Irele, Odigbo and Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo.
The by-election became necessary following the appointment of former senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.