2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election

2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Ibikunle Amosun Adegboyega Isiaka
Party APC PDP
Running mate Yetunde Onanuga Bilau Adekunle
Popular vote 306,988 201,440
Percentage 60.38% 39.62%
Governor before election

Ibikunle Amosun
ACN

Elected Governor

Ibikunle Amosun
APC

The 2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred on 11 April 2015. Incumbent Governor APC's Ibikunle Amosun won election for a second term, defeating PDP's Adegboyega Isiaka and several minor party candidates. Amosun received 60.38% of the vote.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ibikunle Amosun emerged unopposed in the APC gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. He picked Yetunde Onanuga as his running mate.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Adegboyega Isiaka was the PDP candidate with Bilau Adekunle as his running mate.[15]

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