Ogun Guber Poll: APC, PDP in Tight Race
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are trailing each other in the governorship election results in 15 local government areas in Ogun State.
While APC won in eight local government areas, the PDP won in seven councils out of the 15 councils declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The APC won in Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, Ijebu-Ode, Ipokia and Abeokuta-North.
The PDP won in Abeokuta-South, Ogun Waterside, Ijebu-North/East, Ikenne, Ijebu-East, Remo-North and Odogbolu.
Meanwhile, the PDP state collation agent, Sunkanmi Oyejide, has called for a rerun in some polling units where elections were cancelled.
Oyejide made the call while reacting to the huge number of polling units in Ikenne, Ogun Waterside and Remo-North where the election was cancelled due to the non-function of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System machines and violence.
However, the APC state collation agent, Yemi Adelani, however disagreed with him, saying it was not necessary.
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.
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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
APC: 14,294 PDP: 12,622 NNPP: 34 ADC: 9,143
Total valid votes: 36,521 Rejected votes: 1,018 Total votes cast: 37,539
Three units in Ward 6 were cancelled due to violence.
11. IJEBU EAST LG
Registered voters: 77,171 Accredited Voters: 21,896
APC: 7,883 PDP: 11,242 NNPP: 45 ADC: 18,885
Total valid votes: 21,352 Rejected votes: 542 Total votes cast: 21,894
There was a cancellation in unit 6, ward 9 due to violence.
12. REMO NORTH LG
Registered voters: 48,886 Accredited Voters: 13,187
APC: 4,306 PDP: 8,177 NNPP: 06 ADC: 327
Total valid votes: 129,39 Rejected votes: 248 Total votes cast: 13,187
Cancellation in four wards in seven polling units due to BVAS malfunction and violence.
13. IPOKIA LG
Registered voters: 136,281 Accredited Voters: 45,035
APC: 21,338 PDP: 19,189 NNPP: 46 ADC: 1,897
Total valid votes: 43,707 Rejected votes: 1,328 Total votes cast: 45035
14. ODOGBOLU LG
Registered voters: 95,530 Accredited Voters: 24,041
APC: 9,143 PDP: 12,963 NNPP: 10 ADC: 1,281
Total valid votes: 23,608 Rejected votes: 429 Total votes cast: 24,037
There were cancellations in 14 polling units due to violence and refusal to use BVAS.
15. OGUN WATERSIDE LG
Registered voters: 52,359 Accredited Voters: 17,345
APC: 5,878 PDP: 7,716 NNPP: 56 ADC: 2,575
Total valid votes: 16,888 Rejected votes: 456 Total votes cast: 17,344
Cancellation in two wards due to violence and destruction of sensitive, non-materials and difficult terrain due to hyacinth.
Source: The Punch