March 19, (THEWILL) – The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Seyi Makinde, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Oyo State.
INEC State Collation Officer in Oyo state, Prof Adebayo Bamire, announced the results on Sunday.
The gubernatorial election, which was held in all 33 Local Government Areas of the State, on Saturday, had three major contenders among others.
They included incumbent Governor Makinde of the PDP, Senator Teslim Folarin of the APC, and Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party.
Governor Makinde polled 563,756 votes to beat his closest rival, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 256,685 votes. Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord came a distant third polling 38,757.
Makinde won in 31 out of the 33 Local Government Areas of the State, leaving Folarin of the APC with only two LGAs.
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