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The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Oyo 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.
In the previous Senate elections, only one of the three incumbent senators were returned as Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-North) was returned while Monsurat Sunmonu (ADC-Central) and Soji Akanbi (ADC-South) were unseated in the general election. Teslim Folarin (PDP) defeated Sunmonu with 33% of the vote while PDP challenger Mohammed Kola Balogun unseated Akanbi with 38%; in the North seat, Buhari was re-elected with 37%. These results were a part of the continuation of the state's competitiveness as the APC won most House of Representatives seats but the PDP won a majority in the state House of Assembly and the governorship in addition to Abubakar narrowly winning the state in the presidential election.
Affiliation | Party | Total | |
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APC | PDP | ||
Previous Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Before Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Oyo Central | Teslim Folarin | APC | Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold |
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Oyo North | Abdulfatai Buhari | APC | Incumbent re-elected |
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Oyo South | Mohammed Kola Balogun | APC [note 1] | Incumbent lost nomination New member elected APC hold |
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The Oyo Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Afijio, Akinyele, Atiba, Egbeda, Lagelu, Ogo Oluwa, Oluyole, Ona Ara, Oyo East, Oyo West, and Surulere. Incumbent Teslim Folarin (APC) was elected with 33.4% of the vote in 2019. In May 2022, Folarin announced that he would run for governor of Oyo State instead of seeking re-election. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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A | Faozey Nurudeen | |||
AA | Olusegun Ibikunle | |||
APP | Abidemi Damola Akintola | |||
ADC | Segun Jenyo | |||
APC | Yunus Akintunde | |||
APGA | Saheed Akinkunmi Azeez | |||
LP | Lamidi Basiru Apapa | |||
NRM | Samuel Opeyemi Ojo | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party | Aderoju Isma’l Balogun | |||
PRP | Gbolagade Adediran | |||
PDP | Bisi Ilaka | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
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The Oyo North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Atisbo, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South, Olorunsogo, Orelope, Ori Ire, Saki East, and Saki West. Incumbent Abdulfatai Buhari (APC), who was elected with 37.1% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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A | Shina Peller | |||
APP | Taiwo Bimpe Adesokan | |||
ADC | Solomon Babatunde Hammed | |||
APC | Abdulfatai Buhari | |||
LP | Ganiyu Atanda Salami | |||
NRM | Adeleke Babarinde | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party | Ahmed Adeniyi Shuaib | |||
PRP | Taiwo Muneen Agbeje | |||
PDP | Akinwale Akinwole | |||
SDP | Mulikat Adeola Akande | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
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The Oyo South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, Ibadan South-West, Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North, and Ido. Incumbent Mohammed Kola Balogun (APC) was elected with 37.6% of the vote in 2019 as member of the PDP; he defected to the APC in May 2022. [8] Balogun sought re-election but lost in the APC primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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A | Idris Kolapoboye Kola-Daisi | |||
AA | Philip Adewale Aderinto | |||
APP | Muili Olaide Adigun Adeli | |||
ADC | Lukman Adeola Adetunji | |||
APC | Sharafadeen Alli | |||
APGA | Gbenga Christopher Adeniyi | |||
LP | Olauwasegun Theophilius Oladimeji | |||
NRM | Hakeem Oseni | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party | Adewale Funmilola Maryam Gbogbolomo | |||
PRP | Soladoye Akeem Ibrahim | |||
PDP | Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe | |||
SDP | Rotimi Johnson Adeniyi | |||
YPP | Adenike Morenike Victor-Tade | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
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Solagbade Olufemi Lanlehin is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He represented the Oyo South Senatorial district in the 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He contested for the seat of Governor of Oyo state in the 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election under the African Democratic Congress
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