Elections: Makinde Wins, Re-Elected As Oyo Governor

The electorates in Oyo State have spoken as they have re-elected Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a second term.

The election was conducted in all the 33 local government areas of the state on Saturday.

Makinde who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the state, Professor Adebayo Bamire who announced the result of the election, declared that Makinde who is seeking another term in office defeated all other candidates to win the election.

Bamire, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State announced that Makinde scored a total of 563,756 votes to defeat all other candidates.

He announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin scored 256,685 votes and the Accord candidate, Adebayo Adelabu scored a total of 38,357 votes.