The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from

Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It is bordered to the south by Lagos State and the Bight of Benin, to the east by Ondo State, and to the north by Oyo and Osun states while its western border forms part of the national borde ...

, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

Background

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned with all three retiring at the end of their terms. In the Central district election,

Ibikunle Amosun Ibikunle Amosun (; born 25 January 1958) is a Nigerian politician, former governor of Ogun State and two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He first served as an elected senator for Ogun Central district of Ogun State, Nigeria from ...

(APC) gained the seat for the APC with 49% of the vote while

Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (born 25 February 1960) is a Nigerian senator who represented Ogun East constituency of Ogun State from 2019 to 2023. He previously represented the same constituency from 2007 to 2011 under the platform of the Peoples D ...

(APC) won the East district with 44%. In the West district,

Tolu Odebiyi Tolulope Odebiyi (born 14 November 1963) is a Nigerian politician from Ogun state, who was elected to the Ogun West senatorial seat in 2019. He previously served as the Chief of staff to Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state. Odebiyi is a grad ...

(APC) won the race with just 29% of the vote. The senatorial results were a continuation of APC control in the state as the party also won most House of Representatives seats, won a majority in the House of Assembly, and won the

gubernatorial election A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

along with Buhari winning the state in the

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Overview

Summary

Ogun Central

The Ogun Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of

Abeokuta North Abeokuta North is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akomoje, near Abeokuta. It has an area of 808 km and a population of 201,329 at the 2006 census. The loc ...

, Abeokuta South,

Ewekoro Ewekoro is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Itori, at . It has an area of 594 km and a population of 55,156 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 112. Ewekoro LGA is of great ...

Ifo Ifo or IFO may refer to: Places * Ifo, Ogun State, a local government area in Ogun State, Nigeria * Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, their IATA airport code * Ifo Refugee Camp, UNHCR refugee camp in Kenya * If ...

Obafemi Owode Obafemi Owode is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Owode at . It has an area of 1,410 km2 and a population of 228,851 at the 2006 census. The population was estimated to be 399,800 in 2022 ...

, and

Odeda Odeda (or Awdeda) is a Local Government Area and town in Ogun State, Nigeria. The headquarters of the LGA are at Odeda on the A5 highway. It has an area of 1,560 km and a population of 109,449 at the 2006 census. The local government is bo ...

. Incumbent

( APC) was elected with 48.5% of the vote in

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

. In April 2022, Amosun announced that he would run for president instead of seeking re-election; however, Amosun withdrew on the date of the APC primary in favour of eventual nominee

Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician serving as the 16th and current president of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos ...

General election

Results

Ogun East

The Ogun East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of

Ijebu East Ijebu East is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria bordering Lagos State and Lagos Lagoon in the south. Its headquarters are in the town of Ogbere on the A121 highwayat. Ijebu East is the largest LGA by area in Ogun State, with an area ...

Ijebu North Ijebu North is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ijebu Igbo at . It has an area of 967 km2 and a population of 284,336 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 120. The local g ...

Ijebu North East Ijebu North East is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Atan at . The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, p ...

Ijebu Ode Ijebu-Ode is a town in Ogun State, South Western geopolitical zone in Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road Northeast of Lagos; it is within of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and po ...

Ikenne Ikenne is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikenne at . It has an area of 144 km and a population of 118,735 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 121. Wards in Ikenne # Ike ...

, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside,

Remo North Remo North is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Isara at . It has an area of 199 km and a population of 59,911 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally i ...

, and

Sagamu Sagamu or Ishagamu is an agglomeration of thirteen towns in southwestern Nigeria. It is located in Ogun State along the Ibu River and Eruwuru Stream between Lagos and Ibadan. It was founded in the mid 19th century by members of the Remo bra ...

. Incumbent

( APC), who was elected with 44.2% of the vote in

, initially sought re-election but withdrew from the primary.

General election

Results

Ogun West

The Ogun West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of

Ado-Odo/Ota The Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area is one of the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. It came into existence on 19 May 1989, following the merging of Ota, part of the defunct Ifo/Ota Local Government with Ado-Odo/Igbesa Areas of ...

, Egbado North, Egbado South,

Imeko Afon Imeko Afon is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria bordering the Benin, Republic of Benin. Its headquarters are in the town of Imeko at coordinates . listed below are the settlements recog ...

, and

Ipokia Ipokia is the metropolitan headquarters of Anago kingdom. It is an ancient kingdom in old Oyo empire. Unlike the other kingdoms, which had at one time or the other engaged in the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the nineteenth century, ...

. Incumbent

( APC), who was elected with 29.4% of the vote in

, sought re-election but lost renomination.

General election

Results

References

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Background

Overview

Summary

Ogun Central

General election

Results

Ogun East

General election

Results

Ogun West

General election

Results

See also

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