OGUN 2019: APC defeats Amosun’s candidate, wins seven out of eight LGs

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has lost his local government area, Abeokuta South, to the All Progressives Congress governorship...

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has lost his local government area, Abeokuta South, to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Dapo Abiodun at the governorship and house of assembly elections in the state.

Amosun who had won the Ogun Central Senate seat on the platform of APC in the February 23 election, openly mobilised and worked for the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Adekunle Akinlade.

The ruling APC candidate, Dapo Abiodun polled 19, 414 to defeat Akinlade who scored 18, 767 votes.

Out of the results of eight council announced so far, APC had won seven while APM won one.

GOVERNORSHIP RESULTS ANNOUNCED SO FAR FROM OGUN LGS

IJEBU ODE LG

APC – 1, 3234

APM – 4, 401

ADC – 349

PDP – 7, 289

ODOGBOLU LG

APC – 12529

APM – 7516

ADC – 1001

PDP – 3418

ODEDA LG

ADC 4, 327

ADP 438

APC 8, 030

APM 6,454

PDP 1,041

IJEBU NORTH EAST

ADC 541

ADP 329

APC 7, 268

APM 2,785

PDP 3,482

EWEKORO LG

ADC 3,241

ADP 274

APC 6, 492

APM 7, 588

PDP 1, 418

SAGAMU LG

ADC 2,486

ADP 355

APC 23, 737

APM 14, 469

PDP 4,415

ABEOKUTA SOUTH ( Amosun's LG)

ADC 13, 572

ADP 1, 642

APC 19, 414

APM 18, 767

PDP 1, 770

IJEBU EAST

ADC 574

ADP 223

APC 10, 726

APM 5, 147

PDP 5, 296