Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled the provisional full list of all the governorship candidates and their running mates in the October 10 election in Ondo State.
According to INEC, the list which is on display across the state and the website of the commission is in line with the Electoral Act.
The candidates which are all male, includes the incumbent, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who is seeking a second term and his main challenger, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP).
The remaining 15 candidates are: Rotimi Adeleye Akindejoye – Accord Party, Joshua Oluwafemi Adewole –Action Alliance (AA), Adeleye Adekunle Peter – African Action Congress (AAC), Adelegan Adedapo Oluwaseyi – African Democratic Congress (ADC), Martin Kunle Olateru-Olagbegi -Action Democratic Party (ADP).
Also, Olowoloba Dele – All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Aminu Akeem Olanrewaju – Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Adesanya Olaoluwa – Action Peoples Party (APP), Okunade Taiwo – Labour Party (LP), Ojajuni Joseph Eniola – New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Others are; Funmilayo Jenyo Ataunoko – National Rescue Movement (NRM), Babatunde Francis Alli – Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Fasua Peter Oyeleye – Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ojon Dotun – Young Progressive Party (YPP) and Benjamin Jairus Olarotimi – Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
The Ondo state governorship election holds on October 10.
