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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] and sought re-election under the PDP banner; Obaseki won the PDP nomination
[4] while former
SSG and
2016 PDP gubernatorial nominee
Osagie Ize-Iyamu became his main opponent by winning the APC nomination.
[5] Obaseki won re-election, 57–42.
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] while former Ondo Attorney-General
Eyitayo Jegede won the PDP nomination
[7] and Deputy Governor
Agboola Ajayi won the ZLP nomination after losing the PDP primary.
[8] Akeredolu defeated Jegede and Ajayi, 51–34–12.
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 .
