According to the returning officer of Ogun State governorship election, Professor Kayode Adebowale, the vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan declared the incumbent governor of Ogun State,Prince Dapo Abiodun of APC winner of the election having scored 276,298.
Oladipupo Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party came second having scored 262,383 and Biyi Otegbeye of ADC came third with 9457 votes.The PDP, has however called for re-run election in polling units where elections were cancelled.
The party submitted a petition to INEC through its state collation agent, Sunkanmi Olajide.
The party accused the APC of using thugs to disrupt elections in some polling units in the state, claiming that, the total number of cancelled votes was higher than the lead of margin.
The party said, “You will recall that the Commission is aware of the level of thuggery planned and orchestrated by the All Progressive Congress to unleash mayhem in some polling units across the state to destabilise innocent voters from freely exercising their voting rights as a result of planned and well executed action.
“We are aware that the principle of margin of lead as established by the Commission in Section24(3) is in effect, affected by the inability of the population greater than the reflected lead between the assumed winner of the election and the runner-up. Therefore, a re-run in appropriate to address this injustice.
“We therefore implore the Commission to evoke this principle and declare this election inconclusive.”
But, reacting to the demand of the party, the state collation officer said, the claim of the party was at variant with the record of results collated.
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