INEC declares Dapo Abiodun as winner of Ogun governorship election

 Abiodun secured votes to retain his governorship seat for another four years with 276, 298 votes

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. [Twitter:@dabiodunMFR]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State as the winner of the state’s governorship election.

Abiodun was re-elected following the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a keenly contested election.

Abiodun secured votes to retain his governorship seat for another four years with 276, 298 votes, while Adebutu and Otegbeye polled 262,383 and 94, 754 respectively.