The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Seyi Makinde, winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, made this declaration on Sunday evening at the State headquarters of INEC in Ibadan.
The Returning Officer, said Makinde polled 515, 621 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress who scored 357,982 votes.
Ogundipe added that the PDP candidate won in 28 of the 33 local government areas of the state while Adelabu of APC won in five local government areas.
Also, the Peoples Democratic Party has polled majority of the seats at the Oyo State House of Assembly, winning 26 of the total assembly seats, while the ruling APC to won five of the seats.
The last seat went to the Action Democratic Party, ADP, as the house has 32 members.
The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke, who confirmed the results, said the results have already been declared at the different local government headquarters.
He also said that the supplementary election for the federal constituency was also won by PDP’s Ajibola Muraina.