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The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has been reelected for a second term of four years.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate was declared the winner by Prof Kayode Adebowale, the state returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Ogun State.

Abiodun polled 276,298 to defeat his closest rivals — Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 262,383 as well as Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who got 94,754 votes and who has the backing of former governor and serving APC senator, Ibikunle Amosun.

“That Abiodun Adedapo Oluseun of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned election,” Adebowale stated.

Governorship elections were held in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states on Saturday. The governorship and state assembly elections were held a week later than initially scheduled after a court case forced INEC to move them forward.

Eight of the 36 states — Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun, and Ondo — have governorship elections “off-season” due to litigations and court judgements.

In alphabetical order, the 28 states where governorship elections were on March 18 are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara.

Of the 28 states, 11 serving governors including Abiodun sought reelection while 17 outgoing governors are in the final weeks of their constitutional two-term limits of eight years, having been sworn in on May 29, 2015.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2023/03/19/breaking-apcs-abiodun-defeats-adebutu-reelected-ogun-governor/amp/

Yes o

The margin is so slim, about 14k difference.

Will there be a rerun if the number of canceled votes is more than the winning margin?

What says the electorate act?

What of Makinde?? Was he defeated??

His Ijebu household nearly scuttle his reelection, Abeokuta and Yewa people came to his rescue.

Dapo is the Boss! Very close though.
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Depe abiodun ☹️☹️☹️☹️
Well I think he's a bit okay than the other clueless one.

Be like say court or tribunal go still chase eleyi comot, the margin is very close.

What a narrow escape for Governor Dapo Abiodun because the winning margin (13,915 votes) is very slim.

Anyway, to whom much is given, much is expected.

Congratulations to His Excellency, Governor Dapo Abiodun.

The guy that lost was an Omo ale abi??

haffaze777:
Depe abiodun ☹️☹️☹️☹️
Well I think he's a bit okay than the other clueless one.

Afganieastern sons of perdition will be here to wail bout it was RIGGED.........

Yaribanzaonic:
The guy that lost was an Omo ale abi??

U mean shinedu that lost Lagos State

I thought this guy was losing in the morning and Ladi Adebutu was already jubilating
People were even congratulating him sef
Anyways, Congratulations !

Eleyi of Ogun state has won o,,,

PDP fought a good fight.

Congratulations to His Excellency, Governor Dapo Abiodun.

Eleyi of Ogun state

It's time to work Mr Governor.

They are done rigging this crap.....PDP won ogun hands down

Machinations sha.....

Wahala

Elections could be unpredictable sha.

So this man could win a re-election?

Teslim Folarin of Oyo Apc is leading in bauchi and yobe state,,congrats to him in advance

Congrats

Yaribanzaonic:
What of Makinde?? Was he defeated??

Makinde won

Smh

Nigerians love useless leaders for some weird reason. Imagine re electing the most useless Governor ever Smh

Big Congrats to him

Only thieves, druglords and exconvicts win elections in the southwest... Does it mean there are no hardworking, intelligent and smart people in The SW?
Lagos, Ogun, Oyetola before he was removed, gbajabiamila, and now Dapo...
What is happening?

Omo Dapo go nearly wan shiit for body with wetin e see oh..

The idiots insulting PYO on Twitter can see he eventually won his state for presidential election and governorship election.

What about almighty BAT that lost two states in Southwest?

If PYO contest against Tinubu in the southwest states alone, PYO will dust him.

In the entire south comprising SW, SS and SE, PYO will beat BAT hands down.

The Lagos loss was a testament to Tinubu that not all Yoruba love him, but we love Sanwoolu that's why he has won second term