The 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the

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nominee

Seyi Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (; born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian engineer, businessman, and politician who has served as the governor of Oyo State since 2019. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. He is the g ...

won the election, defeating Adebayo Adelabu of the APC. Seyi Makinde emerged

gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,772 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ayo Adeseun, who received 21 votes. He picked

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as his running mate. Adebayo Adelabu was the APC candidate with Samuel Egunjobi as his running mate. Olufemi Lanlehin was the ADC candidate, while

Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala (3 June 1950 – 12 January 2022) was a Nigerian politician and police officer who served as the governor of Oyo State in 2006, and again from 2007 to 2011. He was the candidate of the Action Democratic Party i ...

stood for ADP. 42 candidates contested in the election.

Electoral system

The

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is elected using the

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Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP

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was held on September 30, 2018.

won the primary election polling 2,772 votes against his closest rival and only opponent, Ayo Adeseun, a former senator in the state who got 21 votes.

Candidates

* Party nominee:

: Businessman ** Running mate:

: Retired civil servant * Ayo Adeseun: Former senator

APC primary

The APC

was held on September 30, 2018. Adebayo Adelabu, a former deputy governor of central bank of Nigeria emerged unopposed after all the aspirants stepped down for him.

Candidates

* Party nominee: Adebayo Adelabu: A former deputy governor of central bank of Nigeria. * Running mate: Samuel Egunjobi * All the aspirants stepped down for the eventual party nominee.

Results

A total number of 42 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,934,107, while 940,211 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 937,545, while number of valid votes was 916,860. Rejected votes were 20,689.

By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 916,860 represents the 42 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Seyi Makinde. Blue represents LGAs won by Adebayo Adelabu.

References

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