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General News of Sunday, 19 March 2023

Source: www.thenationonlineng.net

Three females elected to Ondo Assembly

Ondo State House of Assembly Ondo State House of Assembly

Three females have been elected to Ondo Assembly.

The elected females who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are Witherspoon Atinuke (Owo II); Fayemi Annah (Ilaje II) and Ogunlowo Oluwatosin (Idanre).

They were among 26 females out of 208 candidates that contested in the election.

However, four incumbent lawmakers suffered defeat at the polls.

They are Tomide Akinribido (Ondo West 1 PDP); Favour Tomomewo (Ilaje 2, ADC); Hon Taofeeq Muhammed (Akoko Northwest 2, APC) and Toluwani Borokini (Akure South1, APC).

Other incumbent lawmakers that emerged victorious at the polls are Oluwole Emmanuel Ogunmolasuyi (Owo 1 APC/ Majority Leader); Oladiji Olamide (Ondo east APC); Ololade Gbegudu (Okitipupa 11, APC); and Abayomi Akinruntan (Ilaje 1, APC) who is winning for the third term.