2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election

2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Seyi Makinde Adebayo Adelabu
Party PDP APC
Running mate Rauf Olaniyan Samuel Egunjobi
Popular vote 515,621 357,982
Percentage 56.24% 39.04%

Governor before election

Abiola Ajimobi
APC

Elected Governor

Seyi Makinde
PDP

The 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the PDP nominee Seyi Makinde won the election, defeating Adebayo Adelabu of the APC.[1][2]

Seyi Makinde emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,772 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ayo Adeseun, who received 21 votes.[3][4] He picked Rauf Olaniyan as his running mate.[5][6] Adebayo Adelabu was the APC candidate with Samuel Egunjobi as his running mate.[7][8][9][10][11] Olufemi Lanlehin was the ADC candidate, while Christopher Alao-Akala stood for ADP. 42 candidates contested in the election.[12][13][14][15][16]

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  5. ^ "2019: Oyo PDP announces Olaniyan as Seyi Makinde's running mate". Daily Post Nigeria. December 14, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ NewNigerianNewsPapers (December 15, 2018). "2019: Makinde Unveils Engineer Rauf Olaniyan As His Deputy, Inaugurates Campaign Committee". New Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Adelabu wins Oyo APC primary, PDP picks Makinde". Punch Newspapers. October 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Adebayo Adelabu, Seyi Makinde emerge governorship candidates in Oyo State -". The NEWS. October 1, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Oyo APC governorship candidate, running mate lose councils to PDP". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  10. ^ NewNigerianNewsPapers (December 16, 2018). "God Made Us Choose Adelabu As Oyo APC Governorship Candidate – Ajimobi". New Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Oyo APC Guber Candidate, Running mate Lose LGs to PDP". THISDAYLIVE. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Alao-Akala moves again, fourth party in four years". Vanguard News. October 9, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "ADC declares Lanlehin as Oyo gov candidate". Punch Newspapers. October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "Oyo 2019: ADP adopts Alao Akala as its gov candidate". tribuneonlineng.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "2019: ADP guber candidate Alao-Akala picks Prof. Olaiya as running mate". Vanguard News. October 13, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Lanlehin Leads ADC's Gubernatorial Charge in Oyo". THISDAYLIVE. October 15, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2021.