Breaking: INEC declares PDP's Makinde winner of Oyo Governorship election

Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared PDP’s governorship candidate, Seyi Makinde as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Oyo State.

Makinde polled 563,756 votes to defeat the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Teslim Folarin, who scored 256,685.

The governor won in 31 of the 33 Local Government Areas of Oyo State, while Folarin won in only two Local Governments.

INEC’s State Collation Officer, Prof. Adebayo Simeon, Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, declared Makinde winner having satisfied the electoral act.

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According to Simeon, “That Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected by the Returning Officer, Prof Adebayo Simeon on this day 19th of March 2023.”

The governor will now serve another term of four years beginning from 29 May, 2023.

See some of the results below:

See results below
1) Ona-Ara Local Government
Accord: 1,212
APC: 5,510
PDP: 17,326
2) Ibadan Northwest Local Government
Accord: 1,291
APC: 5,947
PDP: 19007
3) Ibarapa East Local Government
Accord: 1,885
APC: 7094
PDP: 11,125
4) Afijio Local Government
Accord: 1,357
APC: 5,588
PDP: 13,139
5) Atiba Local Government
Accord: 1,113
APC: 7,484
PDP: 18,389
6) Orire Local Government
Accord: 1,895
APC: 9,216
PDP: 13,767
7) Ibadan Southwest Local Government
A: 2,270
APC: 9,491
PDP: 31,273
8) Oluyole Local Government
Accord: 1,386
APC: 6,592
PDP: 21,700
9) Atisbo Local Government
Accord: 1,188
APC: 6,955
PDP: 9,199
10) Saki East Local Government
Accord: 188
APC: 5,519
PDP: 8,374
11) Surulere Local Government
Accord: 271
APC: 8,882
PDP: 15,554
12) Itewiwaju Local Government
Accord: 2036
APC: 4,597
PDP: 8034
13) Ogo Oluwa Local Government
Accord: 50
APC: 5,570
PDP: 10,930
14) Irepo Local Government
Accord: 388
APC: 9,785
PDP: 7,193
15) Olorunsogo Local Government
Accord: 998
APC: 4,851
PDP: 5,838
16) Ibadan Northeast Local Government
Accord: 1,564
APC: 8,486
PDP: 29,396
17) Ogbomosho South Local Government
Accord: 10
APC: 8,257
PDP: 17,693
18) Ibadan Southeast Local Government
Accord: 1,846
APC: 9,147
PDP: 23,585

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