The Nigerian governorship elections have come and mostly gone, apart from a few states where results are still inconclusive due to one issue or the other.
With what has come in so far, the APC now has 21 states in the bag, while the PDP has 11 states. Results from three states – Imo, taraba and Abia – are inconclusive while APGA has one state.
So who are the incoming or old governors and which parties control which state. We’ve got that covered below:
– Abia: This is one of the few states with an inconclusive election. It is a battle royale between the PDP’s Okezie Ikpeazu and APGA’s Alex Otti. Abia’s Resident Electoral Commissioner shocked the world when she cancelled results from some local government areas where the elections were marred by irregularities and fraud, but later decided to allow the results stand.
So far, PDP candidate Okezie Ikpeazu is leading with 248,459 while APGA’s Dr Alex Otti has 165,406 votes. The election was declared inconclusive last night by Returning Officer Prof. Benjamin Ozumba who said there were 179,224 potential voters who were accredited but could not vote due to various reasons including violence. He said the number is higher than the difference between the leading candidate and the second placed candidate. Ikpeazu is leading Otti with 83,053 votes.
– Adamawa: Adamawa’s governor-elect is Sen. Jibrilla Bindow, who defeated Markus Gundiri of the SDP and Nuhu Ribadu of the PDP.
– Akwa Ibom: PDP’s Udom Emmanuel emerged winner in the South-South state. APC is crying foul however.
– Anambra: No governorship election was held in this state as Willie Obiano of APGA is expected to remain as governor until 2019 when another election is held.
– Bauchi: APC candidate in the election, Mohammed Abubakar defeated the PDP’s Mohammed Jatau to emerge winner and governor-elect.
– Bayelsa: Gov. Seriake willieson of the PDP is no due to have his office contested for until next year. No governorship election was held in the tiny state.
– Benue: Former minister Samuel Ortom of the APC emerged winner in the Benue election.
– Borno: Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima of APC polled 649,913 to beat Gambo Lawan of PDP who scored 34,771 votes.
– Cross River: Ben Ayade of the PDP defeated Odey Ochicha of the APC by almost 300,000 votes to emerge as governor-elect.
– Delta: PDP’s Ifeanyi Okowa is the governor-elect of the state, having floored perennial runner-up, Great Ogboru of the Labour Party and O’tega Emerhor of the APC.
– Ebonyi: In Ebonyi, deputy governor Dave Umahi of the PDP floored Edward Nkwegu of Labour Party to emerge as governor-elect
– Edo: No election was held in Edo, and Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of the APC is expected to remain governor until 2016.
– Ekiti: PDP’s Ayo Fayose only became governor last year and so no guber election held in that state.
– Enugu: PDP’s candidate, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is the governor-elect
– Gombe: Governor of Gombe, Ibrahim Dankwambo of PDP survived the APC onslaught in the North to win re-election in the state.
– Imo: Even though Gov. Rochas Okorocha was ahead, the result of the Imo election was declared as inconclusive as the difference in votes between the governor and Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP was less than the number of invalid votes in the election. A supplementary poll will be conducted in some wards.
– Jigawa: Jigawa is another state which the PDP has lost. Its candidate and former chief of staff to the governor, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim lost to APC candidate Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar. Abubakar got 648,045 votes while Ringim got 479,447 votes.
– Kaduna: Mallam Nasir Elrufai (pictured above) of the APC trounced the incumbent governor Mukhtar Yero of PDP to emerge as governor-elect.
– Kano: Abdullahi Ganduje of APC, the current deputy governor will succeed his boss as governor next month. He defeated PDP’s candidate Salihu takai.
– Katsina: APC’s Bello Masari who is a former speaker of the house of representatives emerged as winner.
– Kebbi: Kebbi State Governor-elect is Senator Atiku Bagudu, who scored 477,376 votes to defeat PDP candidate Gen. Sarkin Bello, who scored 293,443 votes. Bagudu is a man who fingered in most of the fraud and money laundering which went on during the Sani Abacha era.
– Kogi: Governorship election did not hold in Kogi. Idris Wada of the PDP will remain as governor till next year.
– Kwara: Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of the APC was reelected as governor of Kwara.
– Lagos: APC’s Akinwunmi Ambode defeated Vhe PDP’s Jimi Agbaje to emerge winner and governor-elect of Lagos state.
– Nasarawa: Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura of the APC got 309,746 votes to retain his seat ahead of former Minister of Information Labaran Maku of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who polled 178,983 and PDP candidate Yusuf Agabi who polled 119,782.
– Niger: APC candidate Abubakar Sani Bello won in Niger State. He scored 593,702 votes against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umar Nasko with 239, 772 votes.
– Ogun: Ibikunle Amosun of the APC was reelected.
– Ondo: No election was held here as Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of the PDP still has some time left.
– Osun: Rauf Aregbesola of the APC was only reelected last year so no election was held in Osun.
– Oyo: APC candidate and incumbent governor, Abiola Ajimobi, won re-election as governor
– Plateau: Simon Lalong, a former speaker of the state assembly emerged as governor-elect. He polled 564,627 to defeat Senator Gyan Pwajok of the PDR, who scored 520,913 votes.
– Rivers: Nyesom Wike of PDP polled 1,029,102 votes to defeat Dakuku Peterside of the APC who scored 124,896 votes. LP candidate Tonye Princewill polled 10,142 votes.
– Sokoto: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal of the APC emerged as governor-elect in Sokoto.
– Taraba: INEC declared the governorship race as inconclusive as the number of cancelled votes – 127,125 – is more than the difference between the candidates of the PDP and APC. PDP’s Darius willieson Ishaku won in nine local governments areas with 317,198 votes. Hajia Aisha Alhassan of the APC won six local government areas, scoring 262,386 votes. Elections would hold in some polling units to determine winner.
– Yobe: Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of the APC emerged winner with a total of 334, 847 votes to defeat Mr Adamu Maina Waziri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored a total of 179, 700 votes.
– Zamfara: Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari of APC won reelection with a total vote of 716,964, while his closest rival, who is also his father in-law, Alhaji Mamuda Shinkafi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 201,938 votes.
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