Mr. Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is the governor-elect of Ogun State.
This was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission after the conclusion of collation of results from the different parts of Ogun State.
Announce the results at about 12.45 a.m. on Monday, the Returning Officer for the governorship election, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, declared that Abiodun polled 241, 670 votes to defeat his closest rival, Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, who polled 222, 153 votes.
While he said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka, came third with 110, 422 votes the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Buruji Kashamu, followed, polling 70,290 votes.
The Returning Officer said the governor-elect, Abiodun won in 11 local government areas and scored over 25 per cent of total votes cast in 16 out of 20 local governments in the state.
The local government areas are Ijebu-Ode, Odogbolu, Odeda, Ijebu North-East, Sagamu, Abeokuta – South, Ijebu-East. Others are Remo- North, Ogun Waterside, Obafemi-Owode and Ikenne,
Akinlade of the APM won in six local government areas -Abeokuta–North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ipokia, Ifo and Ado Odo- Ota.
Isiaka of the ADC won in Imeko-Afon and Egbado-North local government areas.
Kashamu of the PDP won in Ijebu-North local government area.
