The results of Nigeria’s Governorship election in 26 States have been declared and announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Collation officers.
As it stands, the results of 26 of the 28 Governorship elections held on March 18th, have been announced.
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC won in 15 States, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Nine, Labour Party, LP in One (Abia) while the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) also 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 re-elected 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 power-broker in Zamfara, Bello Matawalle.
Similarly, 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.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
