Ondo state poll win will boost Nigeria's ruling APC

Significance Aiyedatiwa tallied some 72% of the vote, while his main challenger, Agboola Ajayi of Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored just over 23%. Impacts The PDP and Labour parties’ poor showing may deepen calls for a grand alliance of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election. The PDP may select a chairperson from the south-west region as a means of blunting the APC’s dominance there. The gubernatorial election is likely to close the chapter on the political crisis that gripped Ondo for several months last year.