The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declared Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in Ogun State.
The INEC State Returning Officer in the state, Kayode Adebowale, who announced the result on Sunday, said the APC candidate scored 276,298 votes to emerge the winner of the keenly contested election.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ladi Adebutu, polled 262,383 votes to come second, thus trailing the winner with 13,915 votes.
Biyi Otegbeye of the ADC polled 94, 754 votes to come third.
“I hereby declare that Dapo Abiodun having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected,” Adebowale said. Adebowale, who was flanked by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Niyi Ijalaye, declared Prince Abiodun the winner of the election after the collation of results from all the 20 local government areas of the state.
