The 2011 Oyo State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of
Oyo State
Oyo is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the List of Nigerian cities by population, third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo ...
. Held on April 26, 2011, the
Action Congress of Nigeria
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger from the coming together of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of D ...
nominee
Abiola Ajimobi
Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi (16 December 1949 – 25 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Oyo State from 2011 to 2019, he was the first person elected to the office twice.
He was formerly the Managing Director/Chi ...
won the election, defeating
Christopher Alao-Akala of the
People's Democratic Party.
Results
A total of 15 candidates contested in the election.
Abiola Ajimobi
Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi (16 December 1949 – 25 June 2020) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Oyo State from 2011 to 2019, he was the first person elected to the office twice.
He was formerly the Managing Director/Chi ...
from the
Action Congress of Nigeria
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger from the coming together of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of D ...
won the election, defeating
Christopher Alao-Akala from the
People's Democratic Party. Registered voters was 2,651,842, valid votes was 1,125,090.
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Oyo State gubernatorial elections
Oyo gubernatorial
April 2011 in Nigeria