2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election

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2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Abiola Ajimobi Rasheed Ladoja
Party APC A
Popular vote327,310254,520
Governor before election

Abiola Ajimobi
APC

Elected Governor

Abiola Ajimobi
APC

The 2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Abiola Ajimobi won the re-election after defeating Rasheed Ladoja of Accord. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Abiola Ajimobi emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 4,662 votes and defeating 3 other candidates: Ayobami Adesina, son of former governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, Adebayo Shittu who is a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in the state. Rasheed Ladoja was the Accord candidate. [6] [7] [8]

Electoral system

The Governor of Oyo State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

APC primary

The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Abiola Ajimobi won the primary election polling 4,662 votes against 3 other candidates. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Accord primary

Rasheed Ladoja won the primary election polling 1,692 votes as the sole candidate. [13]

Results

Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [14] [15] [16] [17]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Abiola Ajimobi All Progressives Congress 327,31036.38
Rasheed Ladoja Accord 254,52028.29
Adebayo Alao-Akala Labour party 184,11120.46
Teslim Folarin People's Democratic Party 79,0198.78
Seyi Makinde Social Democratic Party 54,7406.08
Total899,700100.00
Source: Premium Times

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References

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