INEC announces Gov Abiodun winner in Ogun Gov Election

Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, has won re-election for a second four-year term.

Following the tallying of 276,298 votes by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, Abiodun was named the victor of the governorship election held on Saturday.

Oladipupo Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who received 262,383 votes, and 12 other candidates were defeated by Abiodun.

With 13,915 votes, Abiodun defeated Adebutu.

At the state’s collation center, the commission’s returning officer for the governorship election, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, pronounced Abiodun the winner.

Adebowale stated that there were 666,406 accredited voters out of a total of 2,688,305 registered voters.

Adebowale stated that a total of 645,133 votes were valid, while 18,835 ballots were rejected. He stated that 663968 ballots were cast in total.

Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, Ijebu-Ode, Ipokia, and Abeokuta-North were all won by the APC. The state’s Ado-Odo/Ota, Ifo, Obafemi-Owode, and Imeko-Afon local governments.

Ijebu-North/East, Ikenne, Ijebu-East, Remo-North, Odogbolu, and Sagamu were all won by the PDP.

Other results are: Accord Party polled 724 votes; Action Alliance 382; African Action Congress 2613; Action Democratic Congress 94,753; Action Democratic Party 2770; Allied People Movement 2066; Action Peoples Party 207; New Nigeria Peoples Party 1394;  National Rescue Movement 779;  Peoples Redemption Party 248 and Social Democratic Party 515.