The calm after Ondo election

It is pleasantly surprising to note the peace and calm which have followed the gubernatorial election in Ondo State over the past weekend in spite of the heat and vapour that characterised the electioneering activities. This follows in the pattern of a similar election which took place in neighbouring Edo State only two months ago. But the Ondo election ended on a more pleasant note because the outgoing People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, congratulated the winner, Rotimi Akeredolu, the flag bearer of the arch rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is in spite of the fact that the candidate Mimiko supported, Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP, has decided to seek justice at the Election Tribunal. The third placed candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Olusola Oke, also congratulated Akeredolu.
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