Guber poll: Ogun PDP, APC in tight race

In the governorship election results in Ogun State’s 15 local government areas, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are lagging each other.

The APC won eight local government areas, while the PDP won seven of the fifteen councils announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, Ijebu-Ode, Ipokia, and Abeokuta-North were all won by the APC.

Abeokuta-South, Ogun Waterside, Ijebu-North/East, Ikenne, Ijebu-East, Remo-North, and Odogbolu were all won by the PDP.

Meanwhile, Sunkanmi Oyejide, the PDP’s state collation agent, has requested for a rerun in several polling units where polls were canceled.

Oyejide made the request in response to the large number of voting stations in Ikenne, Ogun Waterside, and Remo-North that were closed owing to non-functioning Bimodal Voters Accreditation System devices and violence.

Nevertheless, the APC state collation agent, Yemi Adelani, disagreed, claiming that it was unnecessary.

Adelani said the collation officer was right to have cancelled the votes due to the reasons given.

The results of the election in 15 local government areas declared are below:

1. ODEDA LGA

Registered voters: 94,048
Accredited Voters: 23,975

APC: 11,089
PDP: 8,050
NNPP: 31
ADC: 3,651

Total valid votes: 23,349
Rejected votes: 626
Total votes cast: 23,975

2. EGBADO NORTH LGA

Registered voters: 130,063
Accredited Voters: 41,016

APC: 15,331
PDP: 11,627
NNPP: 64
ADC: 12,190

Total valid votes: 39,908
Rejected votes: 1,031
Total votes cast: 41,011

3. EGBADO SOUTH LG

Registered voters: 133,001
Accredited Voters: 34,213

APC: 15,047
PDP: 10,913
NNPP: 75
ADC: 6,435

Total valid votes: 33,064
Rejected votes: 1,149
Total votes cast: 34,213

4. EWEKORO LG

Registered voters: 94,681
Accredited Voters: 20,415

APC: 8,192
PDP: 7,449
NNPP: 60
ADC: 3,881

Total valid votes: 19,902
Rejected votes: 511
Total votes cast: 20,413

5. ABEOKUTA SOUTH LG

Registered voters: 242,151
Accredited Voters: 55,718

APC: 19,689
PDP: 24,175
NNPP: 99
ADC: 9,264

Total valid votes: 54,139
Rejected votes: 1,579
Total votes cast: 55,718

6. IJEBU NORTH LG

Registered voters: 133,122
Accredited Voters: 38,340

APC: 18,885
PDP: 15904
NNPP: 22
ADC: 2,393

Total valid votes: 37,478
Rejected votes: 848
Total votes cast: 38,326

7. IKENNE LG

Registered voters: 68,613
Accredited Voters: 23,564

APC: 9,125
PDP: 12,472
NNPP: 09
ADC: 336

Total valid votes: 22,069
Rejected votes: 392
Total votes cast: 22,461

10 polling units were cancelled due to violence and disruption of elections.

8. IJEBU NORTH-EAST LG

Registered voters: 52,457
Accredited Voters: 14,687

APC: 5,408
PDP: 7,086
NNPP: 27
ADC: 1,448

Total valid votes: 14,102
Rejected votes: 357
Total votes cast: 14,459

Ballot paper snatching at ward 6, unit 2. The result was cancelled.

9. IJEBU-ODE LG

Registered voters: 90,760
Accredited Voters: 25,730

APC: 12,907
PDP: 10,714
NNPP: 36
ADC: 1,348

Total valid votes: 25,257
Rejected votes: 473
Total votes cast: 25,730

10. ABEOKUTA NORTH

Registered voters: 167,753
Accredited Voters: 37,553