Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has won his re-election bid for the state.
Ajimobi led other candidates with a total score of 327,310 votes, beating former Governor Rashidi Ladoja of the Accord Party who polled a total of 254,520 votes.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, came a distant third with 184,111 total votes while former Senate Leader and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Teslim Folarin, scored 79,820 votes.
Results from Akwa Ibom have shown that the governorship candidate of the PDP, Emmanuel Udom, won with a landslide at 996,071 against the APC which polled 89,865 and the Labour Party which 86,000.
In Katsina State, the candidate of the APC, Bello Masari, won the election with 943,085 against the candidate of the PDP who polled 476,768.
In Enugu State, the governorship candidate of the PDP, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, won the governorship election in the state polling 482,277 votes against APC’s Okey Ezea who polled 43,839.
Though the result of the Adamawa state governorship election is yet to be declared, the candidate of the PDP, Nuhu Ribadu has accepted defeat and released a statement to that effect.
In the statement he personally signed, Ribadu said: “I had dreamt of coming back home to lead our dear state to greater strides after years of underdevelopment.
“I started this journey in August last year and successfully got the mandate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fly its flag for the April 11 gubernatorial election. I came into this race knowing fully well that political contests are two-way traffics – one either wins or loses. As a man of faith, I was also aware that leadership responsibility is a product of God’s anointment.
“In the course of this journey, I have seen genuine support and encouragement from the people of Adamawa state. Several individuals from Adamawa and beyond contributed generously to keep the campaign going and many others devoted their time, energy and intellect to see to the success of this project. I sincerely appreciate this belief in my person and my ambition.
“The support I got from my party’s leadership and individual members from President Goodluck Jonathan down to the party agents in our polling units was overwhelming and gratifying. The party leader in the state, Barrister Bala James Nggilari and the state party chairman, Chief Joel Madaki led their lieutenants in making this journey memorable.
“I came into this race with lofty dreams and clear vision for our dear state, but the voice of the majority has not given me this chance. I take this in good faith.
“I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the winner and pray that at the end of it all our dear state will witness the needed progress and development it so much desires.
“God bless Adamawa State“God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Also, in Kaduna State, even though the results have not been declared fully, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is believed to have won as he had been congratulated by Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, the candidate of the PDP who has conceded defeat.
