PDP reclaims Oyo as Seyi Makinde wins

Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has emerged winner of the Oyo state gubernatorial election.

He polled 515,621 votes to defeat Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 357,982 votes.

The results of all the 33 local government areas of the state were announced at the collation center of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ibadan, the state, capital.

Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, returning officer of the election is about to declare Makinde the winner of the exercise.

With his victory, PDP has won its first state in the south-west, having lost Ekiti last year. The PDP was in control of Oyo till the emergence of Abiola Ajimobi, the incumbent governor.

Below is the result:

• Ibadan north-west: PDP 20,715 – APC 10,221
• Ibarapa east: PDP 13,002 – APC 8,646
• Atiba: PDP 14, 636 – APC 9,690
• Kajola: PDP 13,600 – APC 12,982
• Ido: PDP 16, 726 – APC 8,585
• Lagelu: PDP 16,217 – APC 11,923
• Iwajowa: PDP 9,358 – APC 8,459
  Ogbomosho south: PDP 11, 236 – APC 10,984
• Afijio: PDP 10,515 – APC 7,591
• Orelope: PDP 10, 460 – APC 7,546
• Ibadan north-east: PDP 30,824 – APC 12,553
• Ibadan south-east: PDP 24, 556 – APC 13, 277
• Orire: PDP 9,856 – APC 15,810
• Ibarapa north: PDP 11,580 – APC 8,644
• Atisbo: PDP 10,026 – APC 9,678
• Ibarapa central: PDP 10,964 – APC 7,888
  Ogo Oluwa: PDP 6,152 – APC 9,547
• Surulere: PDP 7,505 – APC 14,168
• Ogbomosho north: PDP 13,035 – APC 14,442
• Ibadan north: PDP 40,785 – APC 18,868
• Egbeda: PDP 24,203 – APC 13,581
• Itesiwaju: PDP 8,612 – APC 6,825
• Irepo: PDP 7,633 – APC 7,862
• Saki east: PDP 8,527 – APC 6,344
• Sake west: PDP 21,184 – APC 15,147
• Oyo west: PDP 12,132 – APC 9,756
• Oyo east: PDP 12,580 – APC 8,721
• Oluyole: PDP 18,070 – APC 9,477
• Olorunsogo: PDP 7,554 – APC 5,277
• Ona Ara: PDP 14,430 – APC 7,848
• Akinyele: PDP 23,423 – APC 12,023
• Iseyin: PDP 21,080 – APC 15,435
• Ibadan south-west: PDP: 34, 445 APC: 18, 183