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
