Dapo Abiodun re-elected as Ogun governor

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, who announced the results on Sunday, said Abiodun scored 276, 298 votes to defeat Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 262,383 votes in the election.

Abiodun was first elected as Ogun State governor in 2019.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the state’s governorship election inconclusive.

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The Commission had earlier declared Dapo Abiodun of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of

In a petition signed by its secretary in the state, Sunday Solarin, and addressed to the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the party accused the APC of unleashing violence on eligible voters in the state.

The petition read: “You will recall that the commission is aware of the level of thuggery planned and orchestrated by All Progressives Congress (APC) to unleash mayhem in some polling units across the state to destabilize innocent voters from freely exercising their voting rights as a result of planned and well-executed action.

“We are aware of principle of margin of lead as established by the Commission in Section 24(3) is in effect affected by the inability of the population greater than the reflected lead between the assumed winner of the election and the runner-up. Therefore, a re-run is appropriate to address this injustice.

“We, therefore, implore the Commission to evoke this principle and declare this inconclusive.”