From Oyo to Ogun, to Kwara, to Yobe States incumbent Governors Seyi Makinde, Dapo Abiodun, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, and Mai Mala Buni have won the gubernatorial elections going by results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by Sunday evening.
Elections held in 28 of the 36 states of the federation because eight of them — Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo, Ondo, Osun Anambra, Edo and Ekiti, “off-season” elections hold.
In Akwa Ibom State, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) retained its hold, just as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) did in Jigawa State.
Umo Eno won the March 18 governorship poll in Akwa Ibom polling 354,348 votes to beat Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 129,602 votes and Labour Party (LP)’s Uduakobong with 4,746 votes.
In Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, the deputy governor polled 618,449 votes to dust son of immediate past governot, Mustafa Lamido of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 368,726. Aminu Ringim of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) scored 37,156 votes.
The incumbent governor of Oyo State and candidate of the PDP in Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Makinde polled 563,756 votes while Senator Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 256,685.
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, was reelected for a second term of four years.
The APC candidate polled 276,298 votes to outclass Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 262,383 votes.
Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) got 94,754 votes.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and
APC candidate polled 273,424 votes.
Those who contested against him – Abdullah Yahman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 155,490 votes, while Hakeem Lawal of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) got 18,922 votes.
There are fears of a governor of a north-central state being a casualty of the March 18 elections, while another from a north-eastern state is said to be on slippery grounds, going by available results so far. They may lose their seats, Everyday.ng gathered, to opposition parties when the tally of votes from a handful of other local government areas are brought in.