INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmoud
By Goodluck Ikiebe.
The results of Nigeria’s Governorship election in 26 States have been declared and announced by INEC Collation officers.
As it stands, the results of 26 of the 28 Governorship elections have been announced. APC won in 15 states, PDP in Nine, LP in One (Abia) while the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) won One (Kano).
The elections in Kebbi and Adamawa were declared inconclusive.
In all, the ruling APC won in 15 states, including seven re-elected Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Babagana Zulum (Borno).
The party also secured wins for Eight new candidates: Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), and Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi).
On the other hand, the PDP secured Nine victories including two reelected Governors: Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi).
Seven first-term Governors were also elected on the platform of the opposition party. They are Peter Mbah (Enugu), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Siminialayi Fubara (Rivers), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta).
In a historic win, PDP’s Dauda Lawal unseated Zamfara State Governor and APC powerbroker in Zamfara, Bello Matawalle.
In a similar fashion, Abba Kabir of the NNPP unseated the APC in Kano State while LP’s Alex Otti won Abia which had been a PDP state in the last eight years.
