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BREAKING: Prominent APC Governor Narrowly Escapes Losing Polling Unit
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BREAKING: Prominent APC Governor Narrowly Escapes Losing Polling Unit

by  Nurudeen Lawal 1 min read

Ogun State - Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has narrowly won his polling unit with just five votes in the ongoing 2023 guber elections.

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Abiodun, who is among the 11 governors seeking reelection, polled 147 votes ahead of Ladi Adebutu, his kinsman and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 142 votes, Daily Trust reported.

Dapo Abiodun/Ogun Governorship Election
Governor Dapo Abiodun narrowly defeats the APC in his polling unit.
Source: UGC

Legit.ng gathers that both Abiodun and Adebutu are indigenes of Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun state.

Despite the narrow win, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate has taken to his Twitter handle to boast that he will be successfully re-elected for the second term in office.

He tweeted:

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“With the look of things, it is safe to tell our well-wishers “e lo fokanbale” DA 4+4 is sacrosanct!” he tweeted.

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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