SEYI MAKINDE OF PDP EMERGES VICTORIOUS IN OYO STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.

The Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde has won the gubernatorial election in the state for another term following the election conducted in all the 33 local government areas of the state on Saturday.

The returning officer in the state, Professor Adebayo Bamire who announced the result of the election, declared that Makinde who is seeking another term in office under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party PDP defeated all other candidates to win the election.

Bamire, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, announced that Makinde scored a total of 563,756 votes to defeat his closest opponent from the All Progressives Congress APC, Teslim Folarin who scored 256,685 votes while Accord candidate, Adebayo Adelabu scored a total of 38,357 votes.

Makinde won in 31 out of the 33 local government areas in the state with Folarin winning the other two local government areas.