Zaben gwamnan jihar Ondo na shekarar 2024 zai gudana a ranar Sabtu, 16 ga watan Nuwamba, 2024, a cikin jihar Ondo dake kudu maso yammacin Najeriya. Zaben zai gudana a cikin 3,933 na majami’u da ke tarwatsa cikin kananan hukumomi 18 na jihar[1][4].
Komisiyar Zabe Mai Zaman Kanta ta Kasa (INEC) ta ruwaito cewa akwai masu jefa kuri’a 2,053,061 da aka yi rijista, tare da mutane 64,273 da suka tara katin dindindin na masu jefa kuri’a (PVCs) daga jimlar katin 89,777 da aka aika zuwa jihar. Zaben gwamnan jihar Ondo na shekarar 2024 shi ne zabe mai waje da lokaci, ma’ana ba ya tada da zabukan gwamnoni na yau da kullun da ke faruwa a wasu jihohi a shekarar 2023 saboda matsalar zabe ta shekarar 2017[1].
INEC ta bayyana cewa za ta amfani da fasahar kama su Bimodal Accreditation (BVAS) da Result Viewing Portal (ReV) don tabbatar da cewa zaben zai gudana da adalci da inganci, sannan kuma ta rage ayyukan masu zamba. Wannan hadakar fasahar za ta sa a samun damar aiki na gaskiya na a lokaci gama gari na bayanan zabe[1].
Jam’iyyun siyasa 17 sun gabatar da ‘yan takara a zaben gwamnan jihar Ondo. Daga cikin ‘yan takara, Gwamna Lucky Aiyedatiwa na jam’iyyar All Progressives Congress (APC), wanda yake neman kammala wa’adin bayan rasuwar tsohon Gwamna Rotimi Akeredolu a watan Disamba 2023, da Agboola Ajayi, tsohon mataimakin gwamna na dan takarar jam’iyyar Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wacce ita ce jam’iyyar adawa ta farko a jihar[1][4].
INEC ta bayyana cewa ta shirya kada kuri’a ta gudana da adalci da gaskiya. Shugaban INEC, Farfesa Mahmood Yakubu, tare da wasu kwamishinonin kasa, sun ziyarci kananan hukumomi daban-daban don kimanta shirye-shirye. Sun horar da ma’aikatan zabe na hada tarurruka da masu ruwa da tsaki na jama’a, ciki har da shugabannin gargajiya, ‘yan sanda, kungiyoyin matasa, da kafofin watsa labarai, don tabbatar da tsarin zabe mai tsari[1].
Mahukumomin zabe za buka da safe 8:30, inda masu jefa kuri’a za fara jefa kuri’arsu, yayin da ma’aikatan INEC za isa da safe 8:00. Kawai mutanen da suka mallaki PVC za samu damar jefa kuri’a. Bayan kammala zaben, ma’aikatan zabe za aika bayanan zabe zuwa RA Collation Officer, wanda zai tattara su na aika zuwa Local Government Collation Officer. Local Government Collation Officer zai ci gaba da tattara bayanan na aika zuwa State Returning Officer. Wannan ma’aikaci zai tattara bayanan daga kananan hukumomi na sanar da wanda ya lashe zaben a matsayin gwamna mai zabe[1].
Kafin zaben, ‘yan takara na dama sun sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar zaman lafiya, wadda ta nuna alakar su na neman zabe mai zaman lafiya. INEC ta kuma kira ga ‘yan jama’a su guje wa ayyukan rikice-rikice da zai iya katsewa zaben, kama kubura ko lalata kayan zabe[1].