The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday gubernatorial election in Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde as the winner of the poll.
Also, the PDP won 26 seats in House of Assembly, the APC 5 seats while ADP won 1 seat.
Makinde won in twenty-eight (28) local government areas out of the thirty-three (33) local government areas as announced by the INEC.
Makinde who voted at unit 1, ward 11 in Ibadan North East Local government area on Saturday had earlier delivered his polling unit and local government area for PDP.
The official results from the 33 local government areas as announced by collation officers at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as at 9:55 pm on Sunday indicated that Makinde won in 28 local government areas with 515,621 as against 357,982 votes by Bayo Adelabu of APC.
In a breakdown, total registered voters are 2,934,107; accredited voters are 940,211; total valid votes are 916,860; total vote cast 937,545 while total rejected are 20,685.
Makinde won with 157,639 margin to defeat his arc rival from ruling APC, Bayo Adelabu.
The coalition took place at the INEC office located at Parliament Road, Agodi Ibadan, the state capital is being supervised by Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who is also the collation officer of the gubernatorial election.
Others are the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Barrister Mutiu Agboke, party representatives and heads of security agencies among others.
Here is the results from the 33 local government areas of Oyo state
LG
Ibadan North West
APC 10,221 PDP 20,715
Ibarapa East
APC 8, 646 PDP 13, 002
Atiba
APC 9,690 PDP 14,637
Kajola
APC 12,982 PDP 13,600
Ido
APC 8,585 PDP 16, 726
Lagelu
APC 11,923 PDP 16,217
Iwajowa
APC 8,459 PDP 9,358
Ogbomoso South
APC 10,984 PDP 11,236
Afijio
APC 7,591 PDP 10,515
Oorelope
APC 7,546 PDP 10,460
Ibadan North East
APC 12,553 PDP 30,824
Ibadan South East
APC 13,277 PDP 24,556
Oriire
APC 15,810 PDP 9,856
Ibarapa North
APC 8,644 PDP 11,580
Atisbo
APC 9,678 PDP 10,026
Ibarapa Central
APC 7,888 PDP 10,964
Ogo Oluwa
APC 9,547 PDP 6,152
Surulere
APC 14,168 PDP 7,505
Ogbomoso North
APC 14,442 PDP 13,035
Ibadan North
APC 18,868 PDP 40,785
Egbeda
APC 13,581 PDP 24,203
Itesiwaju
APC 6,825 PDP 8,612
Irepo
APC 7,862 PDP 7,633
Saki West
APC 15,147 PDP 21,184
Saki East
APC 6,345 PDP 8,527
Oyo West
APC 9,756 PDP 12,132
Oyo East
APC 8,721 PDP 12,580
Oluyole
APC 9,479 PDP 18,070
Olorunsogo
APC 5,279 PDP 7,554
Ona Ara
APC 7,848 PDP 14,430
Akinyele
APC 12,023 PDP 23,423
Iseyin
APC 15,435 PDP 21,080
Ibadan South West
APC 18,183 PDP 34,445
Makinde won in 27 LGs
Adelabu won in 5 LG
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