#OndoAPCprimary# Result:
ACCREDITED VOTERS – 3,016
VOTE CAST – 2,793
VALID VOTE – 2,760
INVALID VOTE – 33
The three lead Aspirants score are:
1. Rotimi Odunayo Akeredolu – 2,458
2. Oke Olusola – 262
3. Kekemeke Isaac – 019
Winner: Governor Rotimi Odunayo Akeredolu
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, Esq. SAN, is a Nigerian politician, barrister (Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)) and the current governor of Ondo State Nigeria. He became president of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2008. He is also a Managing Partner at the Law Firm of Olujinmi & Akeredolu, a Law Firm he co-founded with Chief Akin Olujinmi, a former Attorney General and Minister for Justice in Nigeria. He is fondly called Aketi by his colleagues, friends and admirers
Olusola Alexander Oke is a Nigerian lawyer and politician.
Oke was born on 7 April 1956 in Ilowo, a coastal town in Ilaje Local government Area of Ondo State. His father was from Ilaje and his mother hailed from Imoru town in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. he attended UNA Primary School, Ode-Ilowo between 1961-1963. At age 7, he dropped out of school in 1963 and became a professional fisherman who lived and earned his living from the creek of the rivers in Ilaje and its environs.
He was a governorship candidate in Ondo state in the 2012 gubernatorial election. In the televised debate before the election, Olusola Oke was adjudged winner by a vast majority of the viewers. According to popular youth activist, Olatunji Ariyo, in the second debate which featured only the three leading candidates, Olusola Oke appeared to be the indisputable winner. He exhibited candour, depth and came out smoking hot. The incumbent governor however did well in holding his ground while Akeredolu of the ACN improved upon his earlier performance. The debate was also richer on issues although the candidates could not escape the temptation of typecasting one another as they laboured hard to adorn opponents with the corrupt tag which was an avoidable distraction.
Olusola oke was a top contender for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the state Governorship election coming up in November 2016. He decamped to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) after the APC primaries.
Hon. Duerimini Isaacs Kekemeke fondly called DI is one of the influential politicians in Ondo state and a force to reckon with when it comes to politics. This Law graduate is the Founding / Principal Partner of D.I Kekemeke & Co legal practitioners and the Executive Director, Legal & Strategy International Strategic Management Institute.
He was honourable member/minority leader, Ondo State House of Assembly (1992-1993). He was the pioneer Chairman, Board of National Examinations Council (NECO) for 3 years (2001-2004). He was the Attorney –general and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo state for 2 years (2003-2005) and Ondo State Commissioner for Works, lands, and housing between 2005-2007. He was also Secretary to Ondo state government (SSG) 2007-2009 all during Olusegun Agagu administration.
He was also a Member –Niger delta technical committee 2008. Aside from this Hon. Kekemeke had also held party office positions, he was Member PDP Constitution Drafting Committee in 1998. He was the Pioneer PDP Secretary Ondo State chapter in 2007-2009 and the Pioneer Chairman APC, Ondo State (2014-2018).
