May 24 (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured victory in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election in Ogun State, garnering 322,485 votes to defeat his rival, Stanley Osifo, who failed to record any vote.
Addressing attendees at the collation and result centre on Saturday, Governor Dapo Abiodun, who acted as the APC presidential primary collation officer, said that the outcome reflected the support party and the state has for Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for continuity beyond 2027.
Abiodun stated that 343,407 voters were registered for the exercise, while 323,164 were accredited, with a total of 322,485 votes. However, the results from all 20 local government areas in the state were announced by the respective returning officers before being submitted to the governor.
In Abeokuta North Local Government, Tinubu polled 26,043 votes while Osifo had zero votes. In Abeokuta South, he had 24,948 votes; Obafemi Owode, 14,733; Ado-Odo/Ota, 39,100; Ewekoro, 11,575; Remo North, 8,343; Sagamu, 19,319; and Ifo, 24,207.
Other local governments include Ijebu North, where he secured 15,422 votes; Ijebu North East, 6,035; Ijebu Ode, 13,410; Ijebu East, 5,951; Ikenne, 9,802; Odogbolu, 9,692; Ipokia, 20,632; Imeko-Afon, 9,589; Odeda, 16,666; Ogun Waterside, 24,207; Yewa North, 19,125; and Yewa South, 20,980.
The results revealed that the president opponent, Stanley Osifo polled zero votes in all the local government areas of the state.
Announcing the results, Abiodun said: “At the end of the voting exercise, the aspirants scored the following votes: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored 322,485 votes, and Stanley Osifo scored zero votes. By the authority of the National Working Committee, I hereby declare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of the Ogun State presidential primary election.”
Seun Shotunde, THEWILL
