Nigerian election
2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Party
APC
PDP
APGA
Seats before
19
16
1
Seats after
19
16
1
Seat change
Popular vote
516,449
503,746
448
Percentage
46.53%
45.37%
0.04%
Seats up
1
1
0
Seats won
1
1
0
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]
Results summary Notes
^ 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] [4] SSG and 2016 PDP gubernatorial nominee Osagie Ize-Iyamu became his main opponent by winning the APC nomination.[5]
Candidate Party Votes % Godwin Obaseki People's Democratic Party 307,955 57.30 Osagie Ize-Iyamu All Progressives Congress 223,619 41.61 Ibio Lucky Emmanuel Action Democratic Party 2,374 0.44 Mabel Oboh African Democratic Congress 1,370 0.25 Stevie Nash Ozono National Rescue Movement 573 0.11 Felix Izekor Obayangbon Social Democratic Party 323 0.06 Osifo Uhun-Ekpenma Isaiah Labour Party 267 0.05 Agol Ebun Tracy New Nigeria Peoples Party 258 0.05 Lucky Osagie Idehen All Progressives Grand Alliance 177 0.03 Jones Osagiobare Young Progressives Party 132 0.02 Jones Osagiobare Zenith Labour Party 117 0.02 Edemakhiota Godwin Osaimiamia Action Alliance 107 0.02 Amos Osalumese Areloegbe Action Peoples Party 78 0.01 Igbineweka Osamuede Allied Peoples Movement 57 0.01 Total 537,407 100.00 Valid votes 537,407 97.67 Invalid/blank votes 12,835 2.33 Total votes 550,242 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,272,058 24.22 Source: INEC , INEC
Ondo One-term APC incumbent Rotimi Akeredolu sought re-election and won the APC nomination[6] Eyitayo Jegede won the PDP nomination[7] Agboola Ajayi won the ZLP nomination after losing the PDP primary.[8]
Candidate Party Votes % Rotimi Akeredolu All Progressives Congress 292,830 51.13 Eyitayo Jegede People's Democratic Party 195,791 34.18 Agboola Ajayi Zenith Labour Party 69,127 12.07 Martin Kunle Olateru-Olagbegi Action Democratic Party 3,464 0.60 Fasua Peter Oyeleye Social Democratic Party 3,053 0.53 Adelegan Adedapo Oluwaseyi African Democratic Congress 2,440 0.43 Okunade Taiwo Labour Party 1,977 0.35 Adeleye Adekunle Peter African Action Congress 814 0.14 Babatunde Francis Alli People's Redemption Party 669 0.12 Adesanya Olaoluwa Action Peoples Party 527 0.09 Funmilayo Jenyo Ataunoko National Rescue Movement 468 0.08 Ojon Dotun Young Progressives Party 398 0.07 Aminu Akeem Olarenwaju Allied Peoples Movement 309 0.05 Rotimi Adeleye Akindejoye Accord 292 0.05 Olowoloba Dele All Progressives Grand Alliance 271 0.05 Ojajuni Joseph Eniola New Nigeria Peoples Party 222 0.04 Joshua Oluwafemi Adewole Action Alliance 93 0.02 Total 572,745 100.00 Valid votes 572,745 96.88 Invalid/blank votes 18,448 3.12 Total votes 591,193 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,812,634 32.62 Source: INEC , INEC
See also References
^ Erezi, Dennis. "INEC declares Obaseki winner of Edo governorship election" . The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ Alabi, Mojeed; Olufemi, Alfred. "UPDATED: OndoDecides2020: Akeredolu wins Ondo governorship election" . Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ "Obaseki defects to PDP" . The Guardian . Retrieved 9 June 2021 .^ Ayitogo, Nasir. "Edo 2020: Obaseki emerges PDP candidate" . Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ Adenekan, Samson (June 22, 2020). "Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu wins APC primary" . Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ Johnson, Dayo (July 20, 2020). "Akeredolu emerges APC governorship candidate, records landslide victory" . Vanguard . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ Johnson, Dayo (July 23, 2020). "Eyitayo Jegede emerges Ondo PDP governorship candidate, defeats deputy governor, Ajayi" . Vanguard . Retrieved 9 June 2021 . ^ Adejumo, Kabir (August 10, 2020). "Ondo 2020: ZLP clears Ondo Deputy Governor Ajayi" . Premium Times . Retrieved 9 June 2021 .
