Lost Battle As Dapo Abiodun Defeats Amosun’s Candidate in Ogun Guber Poll

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Monday, March 11th, 2019

By Niyi Adeyi, Abeokuta

OGUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The outgoing Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has failed to deliver his political puppet, Hon Adekunle Akinlade as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday midnight declared the Governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka, who announced the final result at INEC office, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital announced that Prince Abiodun polled a total of 241,670 votes to defeat his arch-rival and candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Akinlade who polled 222,153 votes.

The result according to Prof. Olayinka puts the margin between the winner and the first runner-up at 19,517 votes.

The Returning Officer also announced that Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled a total of 110,422 votes; while Senator Buruji Kashamu of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 70,290 votes, and a former Speaker House of Representative, Dimeji Bankole of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 9,666 votes.

The results declared showed that out of the 2,375,003 voters registered, only 708,807 were accredited during the election, while the total valid votes was put at 680,947, leaving total rejected votes at 20,969 votes were rejected during the election and 7,100 votes were cancelled in some polling units across the state.

The result also showed that the APC won in 11 LGAs, APM won in 6 while ADC won in 2, just as PDP secured victory in 1 LG area.

It would be recalled that the Director General (DG) of the APM campaign organization Mr. Sharafa Ishola has declared Sunday that his party and its candidate, Akinlade rejected the results being collated as the exercise were allegedly being manipulated.

Recall that AFRICAN EXAMINER a published a comprehmsive ANALYSIS – focusing on the factors that would likely determine the winner and odds against the losers. In the piece, the defeated Governor’s candidate (Akinlade) or the eventual winner (Abiodun) were projected to emerge victorious.

Gboyega Isiaka, although, considered strong, yet, not largely favoured, and (perceived more as a votes splinter) while Senator Kashamu was considered as a spoiler. Also, Hon Ladi Adebutu failed to add significant value to APM performance in the Ijebu side of the State.

Details of the political parties in the poll are published below.

IJEBU ODE

APC – 13,234

APM – 4,401

ADC – 349

PDP – 7,289

ODOGBOLU

APC – 12,529

APM – 7,516

ADC – 1001

PDP – 3418

ODEDA

ADC 4,327

ADP 438

APC 8,030

APM 6,454

PDP 1,041

IJEBU NORTH EAST

ADC 541

ADP 329

APC 7, 268

APM 2,785

PDP 3,482

EWEKORO

ADC 3,241

ADP 274

APC 6, 492

APM 7, 588

PDP 1, 418

SAGAMU

ADC 2,486

ADP 355

APC 23, 737

APM 14, 469

PDP 4,415

ABEOKUTA SOUTH

ADC 13, 572

ADP 1, 642

APC 19, 414

APM 18, 767

PDP 1, 770

IJEBU EAST

ADC 574

ADP 223

APC 10, 726

APM 5, 147

PDP 5, 296

REMO NORTH

APC – 7437

APM – 4987

ADC – 947

ADP – 58

PDP – 930

OGUN WATERSIDE

APC – 8957

APM – 5803

ADC – 497

ADP – 36

PDP – 3211

ABEOKUTA NORTH

APC – 12130

APM – 16708

ADC – 10453

ADP – 461

PDP – 951

IMEKO AFON

APC – 2657

APM – 7401

ADC – 15,272

ADP – 184

PDP – 529

IKENNE

APC – 15109

APM – 6553

ADC – 653

ADP – 23

PDP – 1040

EGBADO SOUTH

APC – 8804

APM – 13622

ADC – 9935

ADP – 437

PDP – 1721

OBAFEMI OWODE

APC – 13660

APM – 8303

ADC – 5046

ADP – 808

PDP – 2233

EGBADO NORTH

ADC 17, 044

ADP 2, 145

APC 7,742

APM 12, 208

PDP 1, 590

IPOKIA

ADC 3,334

APC 12,890

APM 26, 291

PDP 1, 846

IJEBU NORTH

ADC 1, 189

ADP 447

APC 10, 574

APM 7, 477

PDP 21, 851

IFO

ADC 7, 260

ADP 605

APC 15,642

APM 17,614

PDP 2, 684

ADO ODO/OTA

ADC 12, 699

ADP 515

APC 24, 838

APM 27, 859

PDP 3,575

TOTAL RESULT

ADC 110, 422

ADP 9, 666

APC 241, 670

APM 222, 153

PDP 70, 290

Meanwhile, INEC has declared Election inconclusive in Adamawa, Bauchi and Sokoto States.

 

 

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