Makinde Re-elected as Oyo State Governor

Makinde Re-elected as Oyo State Governor

Governor Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde has won his re-election as Oyo state Governor for another four years. He won with a landslide, enjoying the popular mandate of Oyo state residents, defeating his closest opponent with a difference of 307,071 votes. Results from the 33 local governments in the state show that the incumbent governor defeated 15

Governor Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde has won his re-election as Oyo state Governor for another four years. He won with a landslide, enjoying the popular mandate of Oyo state residents, defeating his closest opponent with a difference of 307,071 votes.

Results from the 33 local governments in the state show that the incumbent governor defeated 15 other candidates of different political parties in an election that was peaceful and orderly but plagued by low-voter turnout. Governor Seyi Makinde of the PDP polled 563,756 votes while Senator Folarin of the APC and his closest opponent scored 256,685 votes.

Oyo state has a total 3,276,675 registered voters according to INEC. But only 2,305,903 of them collected the Permanent Voter Cards out of which only889, 592 voters participated in the governorship election of Saturday March 18. 14,920 votes were rejected while 874,672 votes were valid votes shared by all the contestants.

Governor Makinde won convincingly in 31 out of the 33 local governments while Senator Folarin won in only two local government areas. The Oyo State Governorship election Returning Officer, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire declared Makinde the winner of the poll on Sunday.

The major candidates in Oyo State elections were the incumbent, Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bayo Adelabu of the Accord Party.

Here is the breakdown of some of the results of the elections local government by local government.

1. Ibadan Northwest LGA
Accord: 1,291
APC: 5,947
PDP: 19007

2. Ibarapa North LGA

PDP = 11,580
APC = 8,644
DIFF = (+2,936)

3. Atiba Local Government
Accord: 1,113
APC: 7,484
PDP: 18,389

4. Ogbomoso South LGA
Accord: 10
APC:8,257
PDP: 17,693

5. Orire LGA
Accord: 1,895
APC: 9,216
PDP: 13,767

6. Ibadan South East LGA
Accord: 1,846
APC: 9,147
PDP: 23,585

7. Ibadan Northeast LGA
Accord: 1,564
APC: 8,486
PDP: 29,396

8. Afijio LGA
Accord: 1,357
APC: 5,588
PDP: 13,139

9. Ogo Oluwa LGA

Accord: 50
APC: 5,570
PDP: 10,930

10. Ibarapa East LGA
Accord: 1,885
APC: 7014
PDP: 11,125

11. Ibadan South West LGA
Accord: 2,270
APC: 9,491
PDP: 31,273

12. Surulere LGA

Accord: 271
APC: 8,882
PDP: 15,554

13. Itesiwaju LGA
Accord: 2036
APC: 4,597
PDP: 8034

14. Irepo LGA
Accord: 388
APC: 9,785
PDP: 7,193

15. Saki East LGA
Accord: 188
APC: 5,519
PDP: 8,374

16. Oluyole LGA
Accord: 1,386
APC: 6,592
PDP: 21,700

17. Olorunsogo LGA
Accord: 998
APC: 4,851
PDP: 5,838

18. Ona Ara LGA
Accord: 1,212
APC: 5,510
PDP: 17,326

19. Atisbo LGA
Accord: 1,188
APC: 6,955
PDP: 9,199

20. Ogbomosho North LGA
APC 10,661
PDP 20,387

21. Ibadan North LGA
APC 11,883
PDP 39,658

22. Egbeda LGA
APC 7,377
PDP 30,444

23. Itesiwaju LGA
APC: 4,597
PDP: 8,034

24. Irepo LGA

APC: 9,785
PDP: 7,193

25. Saki East LGA
APC: 7,193
PDP: 8,374

26. Oluyole LGA

APC: 6,592
PDP: 21,700

27. Iwajowa LGA
APC 6,441
PDP 9,029

28. Ona Ara LGA
APC: 5,510
PDP: 17,326

29. Akinyele LGA

APC 9,445
PDP 28,920

30. Iseyin LGA
APC 9,694
PDP 25,740

31. Atisbo LGA
APC: 9,655
PDP: 9,199

32. Ibarapa Central LGA

APC 6,287
PDP 10,491

33. Kajola LGA
APC 9,523
PDP 13,562

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