2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State

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2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State
←  2019 25 February 20232027 →
All 3 Ogun State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
 Majority party
 
Party APC
Last election3
Seats before3
Seats won3
2023 Ogun Senate pre-election situation.png
     APC incumbent retiring, lost renomination, or withdrew from primary

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ogun State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

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Background

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned with all three retiring at the end of their terms. In the Central district election, Ibikunle Amosun (APC) gained the seat for the APC with 49% of the vote while Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (APC) won the East district with 44%. In the West district, Tolu Odebiyi (APC) won the race with just 29% of the vote. The senatorial results were a continuation of APC control in the state as the party also gained won most House of Representatives seats, won a majority in the House of Assembly, and won the gubernatorial election along with Buhari winning the state in the presidential election.

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC
Previous Election33
Before Election33
After Election33

Summary

This table is an excerpt from 2023 Nigerian Senate election § Ogun State.[ edit ]
DistrictIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Ogun Central Ibikunle Amosun APCIncumbent retired [1]
New member elected
APC hold
Ogun East Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha APCIncumbent withdrew from primary [6]
New member elected
APC hold
Ogun West Tolu Odebiyi APCIncumbent lost renomination
New member elected
APC hold

Ogun Central

2023 Ogun Central Senatorial District election
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Nominee Shuaibu Salisu David Olumide Aderinokun
Party APC PDP
Senator before election

Ibikunle Amosun
APC

Elected Senator

Shuaibu Salisu
APC

The Ogun Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Obafemi Owode, and Odeda. Incumbent Ibikunle Amosun (APC) was elected with 48.5% of the vote in 2019. In April 2022, Amosun announced that he would run for president instead of seeking re-election; [10] however, Amosun withdrew on the date of the APC primary in favour of eventual nominee Bola Tinubu. [11]

General election

Results

2023 Ogun Central Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ADP Olalekan Wasiu Hassan
APP Esther Olufunmilayo Keripe
ADC Ibukunolu Ogunjobi
APC Shuaibu Salisu
APM Olawale Afeez Olayiwola
NRM Sunday Akolade
New Nigeria Peoples Party Kehinde Adebowale David Teluwo
PRP Hezekiah Afolabi Ogunmeeun
PDP David Olumide Aderinokun
SDP Yinka Ola-Williams
ZLP Idiat Titilola Osho
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Ogun East

2023 Ogun East Senatorial District election
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Nominee Gbenga Daniel Dave Oladapo Salako
Party APC PDP
Popular vote115,14758,708
Percentage59.97%30.58%
Senator before election

Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha
APC

Elected Senator

Gbenga Daniel
APC

The Ogun East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ijebu East, Ijebu North, Ijebu North East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside, Remo North, and Sagamu. Incumbent Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (APC), who was elected with 44.2% of the vote in 2019, initially sought re-election but withdrew from the primary. [12]

General election

Results

2023 Ogun East Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ADP Idris Olufunmilayo Adetutu
APP Oluwatosin Balikis Osiyoye
ADC Adeniyi Adebanjo
APC Gbenga Daniel
APM Yusuf Olanrewaju Lawal
LP Kazeem Adesina Banjoko
NRM Adewale Stanley Kuku
New Nigeria Peoples Party Wasiu Adebanjo
PRP Damilare Adebayo Otemoye
PDP Dave Oladapo Salako
SDP Sokoya Adewale
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Ogun West

2023 Ogun West Senatorial District election
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Nominee Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Ganiyu Adeleke Dada
Party APC PDP
Popular vote112,88760,189
Percentage58.70%31.30%
Senator before election

Tolu Odebiyi
APC

Elected Senator

Solomon Olamilekan Adeola
APC

The Ogun West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ado-Odo/Ota, Egbado North, Egbado South, Imeko Afon, and Ipokia. Incumbent Tolu Odebiyi (APC), who was elected with 29.4% of the vote in 2019, sought re-election but lost renomination.

General election

Results

2023 Ogun West Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ADP Isaac Eruanubare Jewemen
APP Olaniyi Saeed Bisiolu Akeeb
ADC Alani Michael Opaleye
APC Solomon Olamilekan Adeola
LP Michael Oluseyi Ashade
NRM Oluyinka Victor Oluranti
New Nigeria Peoples Party John Kayode Aina
PRP Gabriel Kolawole Ayeni
PDP Ganiyu Adeleke Dada
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

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