INEC issued certificates of return to 26 winners of the March 18 Ondo state assembly election in Akure on Thursday.
Twenty-two of the new lawmakers won their elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while the other four won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
INEC’s acting resident electoral commissioner, Oyekola Oyelami, who presented the certificates, claimed that INEC recorded huge success in Ondo.
He charged the new lawmakers to meet the electorate’s expectations in their constituencies.
“As an election management board, we are committed to conducting free, fair, transparent and credible elections. INEC has performed well and will continue to perform well, backed by technological innovations,’’ Mr Oyelami said.
Speaking on behalf of the lawmakers-elect, the majority leader of the assembly, Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, commended INEC and security agencies for ensuring credible elections in Ondo.
He urged the people of Ondo to expect good governance from the 10th assembly.
Twenty-two of the legislators-elect are first-time assembly members, while four are returning for another term of four years.
