Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress has won the governorship election in Ogun State
Abiodun was declared the winner by the electoral commission, INEC, on Sunday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The total results were announced by INEC State Collation Officer, Kayode Adebowale.
Abiodun polled 276,298 to defeat his closest rivals — Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 262,383 as well as Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who got 94,754 votes and who has the backing of former governor and serving APC senator, Ibikunle Amosun.
Adebowale, the vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, announced the APC governorship candidate as the winner of the election having met the conditions set for the election by Nigerian laws.
“That Abiodun Adedapo Oluseun of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned election,” Adebowale stated.
