It was a tale of shocking upsets as results of
Tuesday’s governorship election trickled in, with some incumbents
tumbling out of power.
Two suprising upsets were the governors of Oyo and Nasarawa states — Adebayo Alao-Akala and Aliyu Akwe-Doma — respectively.
Against some permutations, both first term governors, incidentally of the Peoples Democratic Party, were defeated in the fierce contest.
While Alao-Akala lost to Abiola Ajimobi of the Action Congress of Nigeria by 387,132 votes to 420,822, Akwe-Doma’s 320,574 ballots could not stand the 324,823 votes picked by Alhaji Tanko Almakura of the Congress for Progressive Change.
A surprising outcome in the contest in Oyo State was Senator Rashidi Ladoja of the Accord Party, who came a strong third with 275,773 votes.
However, a number of first term governors got re-elected.
They include the governors Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe), Sullivan Chime(Enugu), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina), Sule Lamido(Jigawa), Theodore Orji(Abia), Gabriel Suswam(Benue) and Saidu Dakingari(Kebbi).
Fashola of the Action Congress of Nigeria, polled 1,509,138 to beat his closest rival, Dr. Ade Dosunmu, who got 300,450.
Geidam of the All Nigeria Peoples Party returned as Yobe governor with 436,998 votes, pushing Usman Albishir (PDP), to second place with 195,449 ballots.
Chime (PDP) scored 419,138 to beat Okey Ezea of the Labour Party (29,565); Akpabio (PDP) clinched 957,585 votes against 163,449 by his closest challenger, John Akpanudoedehe (ACN). Amaechi (PDP) polled 1,178,529 votes to beat his main rival, Mr. Celestine Omehia of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who got 112,528 votes.
Shema was declared winner of the election in Katsina with 1,027,912 votes while his main challenger, Aminu Masari (CPC), got 555,769. Dakingari (PDP) garnered 559,424 ballots to beat Abubakar Mallam (CPC), who got 326,482.
Another returnee governor, Lamido polled 676,307 votes to defeat his close rival, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar of ACN, who scored 343,177.
In Abia, Orji (PDP) was re-elected. He polled 641,158 votes to beat his closest opponent, Reagan Ufomba (All Progressive Grand Alliance), who secured 49,421 votes.
Governor Suswam (PDP) secured a second term by polling 568,129 votes against 499,646 votes by Steven Ugbah (ACN).
Some newcomers to governorship seats are Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Ahmed Abdulfatih (Kwara) and Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe).
Shettima scored 531,378 votes to beat Mohammed Goni (PDP) who got 450,140 votes; Dankwambo garnered 596,481 votes to beat his closest contestant, Abubakar Aliu (CPC), who polled 91,781 votes.
Abdulfatih (PDP) won by 254,969 to the 152,580 votes by Dele Belgore (ACN).
By Our correspondents Courtesy Of: Punch
Two suprising upsets were the governors of Oyo and Nasarawa states — Adebayo Alao-Akala and Aliyu Akwe-Doma — respectively.
Against some permutations, both first term governors, incidentally of the Peoples Democratic Party, were defeated in the fierce contest.
While Alao-Akala lost to Abiola Ajimobi of the Action Congress of Nigeria by 387,132 votes to 420,822, Akwe-Doma’s 320,574 ballots could not stand the 324,823 votes picked by Alhaji Tanko Almakura of the Congress for Progressive Change.
A surprising outcome in the contest in Oyo State was Senator Rashidi Ladoja of the Accord Party, who came a strong third with 275,773 votes.
However, a number of first term governors got re-elected.
They include the governors Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe), Sullivan Chime(Enugu), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Ibrahim Shema (Katsina), Sule Lamido(Jigawa), Theodore Orji(Abia), Gabriel Suswam(Benue) and Saidu Dakingari(Kebbi).
Fashola of the Action Congress of Nigeria, polled 1,509,138 to beat his closest rival, Dr. Ade Dosunmu, who got 300,450.
Geidam of the All Nigeria Peoples Party returned as Yobe governor with 436,998 votes, pushing Usman Albishir (PDP), to second place with 195,449 ballots.
Chime (PDP) scored 419,138 to beat Okey Ezea of the Labour Party (29,565); Akpabio (PDP) clinched 957,585 votes against 163,449 by his closest challenger, John Akpanudoedehe (ACN). Amaechi (PDP) polled 1,178,529 votes to beat his main rival, Mr. Celestine Omehia of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who got 112,528 votes.
Shema was declared winner of the election in Katsina with 1,027,912 votes while his main challenger, Aminu Masari (CPC), got 555,769. Dakingari (PDP) garnered 559,424 ballots to beat Abubakar Mallam (CPC), who got 326,482.
Another returnee governor, Lamido polled 676,307 votes to defeat his close rival, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar of ACN, who scored 343,177.
In Abia, Orji (PDP) was re-elected. He polled 641,158 votes to beat his closest opponent, Reagan Ufomba (All Progressive Grand Alliance), who secured 49,421 votes.
Governor Suswam (PDP) secured a second term by polling 568,129 votes against 499,646 votes by Steven Ugbah (ACN).
Some newcomers to governorship seats are Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Ahmed Abdulfatih (Kwara) and Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe).
Shettima scored 531,378 votes to beat Mohammed Goni (PDP) who got 450,140 votes; Dankwambo garnered 596,481 votes to beat his closest contestant, Abubakar Aliu (CPC), who polled 91,781 votes.
Abdulfatih (PDP) won by 254,969 to the 152,580 votes by Dele Belgore (ACN).
By Our correspondents Courtesy Of: Punch
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