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BREAKING: Makinde wins re-election as governor of Oyo State
Engr. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been re-elected as Executive governor of Oyo State for the second term of office.
He polled 563,756 votes to defeat his closest rival Teslim Folarin of All Progressives Congress who scored 256,685 votes, while Adebayo Adelabu of Accord Party scored 38,357 votes.
He was declared governor-elect by the Returning Officer, Olusola Kehinde after the results were collated in the early hours of Sunday.
The Returning Officer declared him winner on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He said: “That Makinde Oluseyi having satisfied the requirement of the law is declared winner of the poll,” The state Returning Officer, Olusola Kehinde, said.
Makinde won 31 out of the 33 local government areas in the state, while Folarin came second by winning two local governments of Irepo and Ore-lope.
See the results as announced by INEC below:
1) Ona-Ara Local Government
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: 562
APC: 10,661
PDP: 20,387
24) Ido Local Government
Accord: 822
APC: 7,865
PDP: 19,284
25) Kajola Local Government
Accord: 1,710
APC: 9,523
PDP: 13,562
26) Lagelu Local Government
Accord: 886
APC: 10,661
PDP: 19,104
Accord: 607
APC: 13,753
PDP: 17,452
31) Ore-lope Local Government
Accord: 1602
APC: 7077
PDP: 6,483
32) Iwajowa Local Government
Accord: 269
APC: 6,441
PDP: 9029
33) Akinyele Local Government
Accord: 1287
APC: 9,445
PDP: 28,920