2023 Ogun State gubernatorial election

2023 Ogun State gubernatorial election
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Registered2,688,305
 
ADC
Nominee Dapo Abiodun Ladi Adebutu Olubiyi Otegbeye
Party APC PDP ADC
Running mate Noimot Salako-Oyedele Adekunle Akinlade Olatunde Awonuga
Popular vote 276,298 262,383 94,754
Percentage 41.61% 39.52% 14.27%
LGA results
Abiodun:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Adebutu:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Dapo Abiodun
APC

Elected Governor

Dapo Abiodun
APC

The 2023 Ogun State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Ogun State, concurrent with elections to the Ogun State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent APC Governor Dapo Abiodun was eligible to run for re-election.

The primaries, scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022, resulted in Abiodun being renominated by the All Progressives Congress on 26 May while for the Peoples Democratic Party, two separate parallel primaries were held on 25 May with one primary nominating Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu—a former House of Representatives member—while the other primary picked Segun Sowunmi.[4][5] The national PDP recognized the Adebutu-won primary in July 2022; however, that primary was annulled by a Federal High Court on 28 September.[6] A Court of Appeal judgment on 28 November overturned the High Court ruling, reinstating Adebutu as the legitimate PDP nominee.[7]

  1. ^ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Abiodun wins Ogun APC guber ticket". Premium Times. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Ogun PDP holds parallel governorship primaries, produces two candidates". Peoples Gazette. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ Olabimtan, Bolanle. "Ogun guber: Court nullifies PDP parallel primaries, orders fresh election". TheCable. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ Oludare, Ishola. "2023: Appeal court reinstates Adebutu, other Ogun PDP candidates". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 November 2022.