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Oyo 2023: INEC Reveals Time To Declare Winner As Makinde, Folarin, Adelabu Awaits

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 8:59 AM by Segun Adeyemi 1 min read

Nigeria's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo state, says it will announce the winner of the state's governorship and states parliament election this morning, Sunday, March 19.

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As reported by Punch, INEC says collation is expected to commence in earnest by 9 am to declare the election winner.

Meanwhile, it was gathered that the election was peaceful in Oyo but was greeted with a low voter turnout across almost all the polling units in the state.

The Public Affairs Officer of INEC in Oyo, Olayiwola Awolowo, disclosed this at the commission's headquarters in Ibadan, the state capital.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

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