Dayo Faduyile of APC Wins Ondo South Senatorial By‑Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Professor Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by‑election held on Saturday.

The results were announced on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa Local Government Area by the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon‑Ibileye, Vice‑Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja.

Professor Solomon‑Ibileye reported that Faduyile won with the highest vote count, receiving 68,474 votes.

According to the announced results, Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) placed second with 1,411 votes.

Adesanya Olaoluwa of the Action People’s Party (APP) polled 213 votes, while Clement Funso‑Nejo of the Boot Party (BP) secured 70 votes.

The Returning Officer noted that a total of 70,770 votes were cast, and 602 ballots were declared invalid.

After the announcement, Mr Mutiu Agboke, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Ondo State, described the by‑election as an important preparatory exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Agboke added that the commission would review the few challenges encountered during the process to strengthen future electoral operations.

“The results of the election reflected the people’s voice and thank God that all INEC staff who went to the riverine came back safely and no negative report anywhere,” he said.

The by‑election was conducted across six local government areas in the senatorial district: Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ese‑Odo, Irele, Odigbo, and Ile‑Oluji/Oke‑Igbo.

The Ondo South Senatorial seat became vacant after Senator Jimoh Ibrahim was appointed Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.