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PDP's Seyi Makinde wins Oyo Guber Poll, defeats APC's Adelabu

Abiola Kolawole, Ibadan





Engineer Seyi the People's Democratic (PDP) has emerged the winner in the just concluded Governorship in Oyo State.

Seyi Makinde polled 515,621 votes to defeat APC candidate A debayo Adelabu who polled 357,982 

The PDP is coming back to power in pace setter state eight years after the party was sacked by the then Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which produced the incumbent Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi whose second term in office will lapse May 29, 2019.

Seyi Makinde who won 28 out of 33 local governments while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adebayo Adelabu who won in six local governments.

There have been an alignment and realignment with the political parties in Oyo State after the presidential and national assemnly election held two weeks ago.

While PDP governorship candidate received the support of African Democratic Congress (ADP), Social Democratic Party  (SDP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) whose candidates stepped down barely a week before the election while APC counterparts, Adebayo Adelabu received the support of ADP Guber candidate, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala who also shelved his ambition to support Adelabu, the APC flagbearer.

Speaking after the  presentation of results by the local government collation officers, Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Mutiu Agboke thanked the representatives of political parties, the su josecurity personnel, INEC officials and journalists and other categories of people who supported The INEC before, during and after The election.

Presenting the number of votes polled by eavh political party, the Returning Officer, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who is the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, said, the PDP candidate recorded 515,621votes while APC candidate, Chief Adebayo Adelabu scored 357,982 votes. 

The results as polled by the two leading candidates are as follows:



1. Ibadan North west
APC 10,221
PDP 32,899

2. IBARAPA EAST

APC 8,646
PDP 13,002

3. ATIBA
APC 9,690
PDP 14,636

4. KAJOLA
APC 12,982
PDP 13,600

5. IDO LG
APC 8,585
PDP 17,726


6. LAGELU
APC 11,923
PDP 16, 217

7. IWAJOWA LG
APC 8,459
PDP 9, 358


8. OGBOMOSO SOUTH

APC 10,984
PDP 11,236

9. AFIJIO LG
APC 7,591
PDP 10,515

10. OORELOPE LG
APC 7,546
PDP 10,460

11. Ibadan North East
APC 12,553
PDP 30,824

12. Ibadan South East

APC 13, 277
PDP 24, 556

13. Orire LG
APC 15, 810

PDP. 9,856

14. Ibarapa North
APC 8,644
PDP 11,580

15. Atisbo LG
APC 9,678
PDP 10,026


16. Ibarapa Central

APC 7,888
PDP 10,964

17. OGO OLUWA
APC 9,547
PDP 6, 152

18. Surulere LG
APC 14,547
PDP 7,505

19. Ogbomoso North (Akala's LG)
APC 14,442
PDP 13, 035

20. Ibadan North (Ladoja's LG)

APC 18,868
PDP 40,785

21. Egbeda LG
APC 13,581
PDP 24,203

22. Itesiwaju LG
APC 6,825
PDP 8,612


23. Irepo LG
APC 7,862
PDP 7,633


24. Shaki West (Adebayo Shitu's LG
APC 15,147
PDP 21,184

25. Shaki East
APC 6,345
PDP 8,527

26. Oyo West
APC 9,756
PDP 12,132

27. Oyo East
APC 8,721
PDP 12,580

28. Oluyole LG
APC 9, 477
PDP 18,070

29. Olorunsogo LG
APC 5,277
PDP 7,554

30. Ona Ara LG (Seyi Makinde's LG)
APC 7848
PDP 14,430

31. Akinyele LG
APC 12,023
PDP 23,423

32. Iseyin LG*
APC 15,435
PDP 21,080

33. Ibadan Southwest 
APC 18,183
PDP 34,445

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