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

Seyi Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist who has served as Governor of Oyo State since 29 May 2019. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. He is th ...

won the election, defeating

Adebayo Adelabu Adebayo Adelabu (born 28 September 1970) is a former deputy governor, operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria and 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress. Early life and education Adelabu was born to Aderibi ...

of the APC. Seyi Makinde emerged PDP 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

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candidate, while

Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala (3 June 1950 – 12 January 2022) was a Nigerian politician and police officer. He was once the Governor of Oyo State and a candidate of the ADP in 2019 Governorship election in Oyo State. Early years Born on 3 ...

stood for

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. 42 candidates contested in the election.

Electoral system

The Governor of Oyo State 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.

, a former deputy governor of central bank of Nigeria emerged unopposed after all the aspirants stepped down for him.

Candidates

* Party nominee:

: 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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