The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial by election in Ondo State after securing a commanding 68,474 votes.
According to the official results announced by INEC, the APC candidate defeated other contenders by a wide margin, with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) polling 1,411 votes, the Action Peoples Party (APP) recording 213 votes, while BP managed just 70 votes.
On paper, the result appears to be a comfortable victory for the ruling party.
However, beneath the numerical dominance lies a more significant political message: voter apathy.
The election witnessed a notably low turnout across the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district, a development political observers say should concern the APC despite its victory.
Low turnout in elections, particularly in strongholds of dominant political parties, often reflects deeper issues
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