2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections

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2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections
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2 governorships
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party APC PDP APGA
Seats before19161
Seats after19161
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote516,449503,746448
Percentage46.53%45.37%0.04%
Seats up110
Seats won110

The 2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held on 19 September 2020, in Edo State, and 10 October 2020, in Ondo State. The last regular gubernatorial elections for both states were in 2016. The All Progressives Congress' Rotimi Akeredolu was defending the Governor's office of Ondo while APC-turned-PDP Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki was defending his office. Both won reelection, leading to no net change in terms of overall party control of governorships. [1] [2]

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Results summary

StateIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyFirst electedStatusCandidates
Edo Godwin Obaseki PDP [a] 2016 Incumbent re-elected
Ondo Rotimi Akeredolu APC 2016 Incumbent re-elected

Notes

  1. ↑ Godwin Obaseki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP prior to the election in 2020.

Edo

One-term incumbent Godwin Obaseki switched from the APC to the PDP in 2020 [3] and sought re-election under the PDP banner; Obaseki won the PDP nomination [4] while former SSG and 2016 PDP gubernatorial nominee Osagie Ize-Iyamu became his main opponent by winning the APC nomination. [5] Obaseki won re-election, 57–42.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Godwin Obaseki People's Democratic Party 307,95557.30
Osagie Ize-Iyamu All Progressives Congress 223,61941.61
Ibio Lucky Emmanuel Action Democratic Party 2,3740.44
Mabel Oboh African Democratic Congress 1,3700.25
Stevie Nash Ozono National Rescue Movement 5730.11
Felix Izekor Obayangbon Social Democratic Party 3230.06
Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah Labour Party 2670.05
Agol Ebun Tracy New Nigeria Peoples Party 2580.05
Lucky Osagie Idehen All Progressives Grand Alliance 1770.03
Jones Osagiobare Young Progressives Party 1320.02
Jones Osagiobare Zenith Labour Party 1170.02
Edemakhiota Godwin Osaimiamia Action Alliance 1070.02
Amos Osalumese Areloegbe Action Peoples Party 780.01
Igbineweka Osamuede Allied Peoples Movement 570.01
Total537,407100.00
Valid votes537,40797.67
Invalid/blank votes12,8352.33
Total votes550,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,272,05824.22
Source: INEC, INEC

Ondo

One-term APC incumbent Rotimi Akeredolu sought re-election and won the APC nomination [6] while former Ondo Attorney-General Eyitayo Jegede won the PDP nomination [7] and Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi won the ZLP nomination after losing the PDP primary. [8] Akeredolu defeated Jegede and Ajayi, 51–34–12.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rotimi Akeredolu All Progressives Congress 292,83051.13
Eyitayo Jegede People's Democratic Party 195,79134.18
Agboola Ajayi Zenith Labour Party 69,12712.07
Martin Kunle Olateru-Olagbegi Action Democratic Party 3,4640.60
Fasua Peter Oyeleye Social Democratic Party 3,0530.53
Adelegan Adedapo Oluwaseyi African Democratic Congress 2,4400.43
Okunade Taiwo Labour Party 1,9770.35
Adeleye Adekunle Peter African Action Congress 8140.14
Babatunde Francis Alli People's Redemption Party 6690.12
Adesanya Olaoluwa Action Peoples Party 5270.09
Funmilayo Jenyo Ataunoko National Rescue Movement 4680.08
Ojon Dotun Young Progressives Party 3980.07
Aminu Akeem Olarenwaju Allied Peoples Movement 3090.05
Rotimi Adeleye Akindejoye Accord 2920.05
Olowoloba Dele All Progressives Grand Alliance 2710.05
Ojajuni Joseph Eniola New Nigeria Peoples Party 2220.04
Joshua Oluwafemi Adewole Action Alliance 930.02
Total572,745100.00
Valid votes572,74596.88
Invalid/blank votes18,4483.12
Total votes591,193100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,812,63432.62
Source: INEC, INEC

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References

  1. ↑ Erezi, Dennis. "INEC declares Obaseki winner of Edo governorship election". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Alabi, Mojeed; Olufemi, Alfred. "UPDATED: OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu wins Ondo governorship election". Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Obaseki defects to PDP". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Ayitogo, Nasir. "Edo 2020: Obaseki emerges PDP candidate". Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Adenekan, Samson (June 22, 2020). "Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu wins APC primary". Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Dayo (July 20, 2020). "Akeredolu emerges APC governorship candidate, records landslide victory". Vanguard . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Dayo (July 23, 2020). "Eyitayo Jegede emerges Ondo PDP governorship candidate, defeats deputy governor, Ajayi". Vanguard . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Adejumo, Kabir (August 10, 2020). "Ondo 2020: ZLP clears Ondo Deputy Governor Ajayi". Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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