READ Official Results Of 2015 Governorship Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) starts the official announcement of the results of the April 11 elections in Nigeria.
Collation centres in the 29 states are in the process of computing, before the official announcements would be made by the RECs.
See the official winners and all the crucial information from the states:
North Central
Nasarawa state: Governor Umaru Almakura of the APC confidently defeats his closest opponent, Labaran Maku of the APGA, with the following results:
APC - 309,746
APGA - 178,983
PDP - 119,782.
Benue state: The INEC has declared the governorship candidate of the APC, Chief Samuel Ortom, as the winner of the election.
APC - 422,932
PDP - 313,878.
Terhemen Tarzor, the PDP candidate, has congratulated Ortom on his victory.
The APC governorship candidate, Abubakar Sani Bello, has been declared winner of the Niger state governorship election.
APC - 593,702
PDP - 239,772.
Plateau state gubernatorial election has put the APC gubernatorial candidate, Simon Bako Lalong, as a winner.
APC - 564,913
PDP - 520,627.
In Kwara state Governor Abdul Fatah Ahmed confidently defeats his challenger, Senator Simeon Ajibola, with the following official result:
APC - 295,832
PDP - 115,220
LP - 2,973.
South West
Lagos state: Jimi Agbaje (PDP) congratulates, prays for Akinwunmi Ambode (APC). The official result:
APC - 811,994
PDP - 659,788
AD - 6,087.
Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi (APC), is officially re-elected for the second term. INEC returning officer, Prof Ayobami Salami, read the result of governorship poll:
APC - 327,310
Accord - 254,520
LP - 184,111
PDP - 79,019.
Ogun REC, Prof Duro Oni, declares the APC candidate, Ibikunle Amosun, the winner of the governorship poll.
APC - 306,988
PDP - 201,440
SDP - 25,826.
South South
Delta state: Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (PDP) beat his closest rival, Chief Great Ogboru (LP), and was declared winner of governorship election.
PDP - 724,680
LP - 130,028
APC - 67,825.
Cross River state: the PDP governorship candidate, Prof. Ben Ayade, has been declared the winner of the governorship election.
PDP - 342,016
APC - 53,983
LP - 36,918.
Nyesom Wike (PDP) was returned as governor-elect for Rivers state.
PDP - 1,029,102
APC - 124,896.
Results from Akwa Ibom have been announced by the collating officer. Emmanuel Udom Gabriel (PDP) is the governor-elect:
PDP - 996,071
APC - 89,865
LP - 86,000.
South East
The results of governorship election in Abia state stalemated mid-way following the reversal of the cancellation of three local governments results by the returning officer, Prof Benjamin Ozumba.
According to the latest update, on April 13 the INEC declared Abia state governorship election inconclusive.
Engr Dave Umahi (PDP) is the winner of the April 11 governorship election in Ebonyi state.
PDP - 289,867
LP - 124,817
APC - 27,583.
Finally, results for Imo state announced. Rochas Okorocha emerges winner beating Chukwuemeka Ihedioha. Imo PDP says it will not accept the governorship election outcome, alleging that Okorocha was favoured.
APC - 392,093
PDP - 307,197.
According to the latest update, the INEC says Imo state election is inconclusive.
Areas where results were cancelled have voting population of about 144,000, which is higher than the difference between the APC and the PDP.
Enugu state official results: Ugwuanyi Ifeanyi Lawrence (PDP) is the winner.
PDP - 482,277
APC - 43,839
APGA - 3,303.
North West
Abdulaziz Yari of the APC has been re-elected as the governor of Zamfara state.
APC - 716,964
PDP - 201,938
APGA - 2,385.
Kano state deputy governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, defeated his PDP counterpart, Salihu Takaihas, and was declared the winner of the governorship election.
APC - 1,546,434
PDP - 509,726.
Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (APC) has been officially declared the winner in Sokoto state:
APC - 647,609
PDP - 269,074.
Jigawa state has decided, choosing Abubakar Badaru, the APC governorship candidate.
APC - 648,045
PDP - 479,447.
The state has been under PDP since 1999, when the country returned to the democratic rule.
The PDP lost one more state, as Aminu Bello Masari (APC) has been declared the winner in Katsina state:
APC - 943,085
PDP - 476,768
APGA - 42,302.
Nasir El-Rufai (APC) is officially victorious in Kaduna state. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero (PDP) conceded the defeat.
APC - 1,117,635
PDP - 485,833
APGA - 20,140.
Kebbi state: Senator Atiku Bagudu (APC) emerges the winner with the following result:
APC - 477,376
PDP - 293,443.
North East
Adamawa state: Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow of the APC has been officially declared the winner of the governorship election in the state.
APC - 362,329
SDP - 181,806
PDP - 98,917.
Borno state: Kashim Shettima, the APC governorship candidate, is in comfortable lead.
APC - 649,913
PDP - 34,731.
The PDP candidate, Darius Dickson Ishaku, was ahead in the governorship election in Taraba state with result from one local government area pending. However, the INEC declared the poll inconclusive on April 13, 2015, Monday. The date for the supplementary election would be announced soon.
Barr. Mohammed Abubakar (APC) is the winner of the April 11 governorship election in Bauchi state.
APC - 654,934
PDP - 282,650.
Yobe state: Governor Ibrahim Gaidam got re-elected. The result of the INEC declaration is:
APC - 334,847
PDP - 179,700.
Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (PDP) retains his seat in Gombe state.
PDP - 285,369
APC - 205,132.
Source: Legit.ng
