2023 Governorship Elections Results: Full List of States Taken Over, Retained, Lost by APC and PDP

Following the conduct of the 2023 governorship elections across 28 states by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, March 18, Legit.ng takes a look at the results of the elections, analysing how the two major parties performed.

This report lists the number of states the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the lead opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won, lost and retained so far and the states where elections still remain inconclusive.

New states taken over by the PDP from APC

1. Zamfara state (Dauda Lawal)
2. Plateau state (Caleb Mutfwang)

New state taken over by the APC from PDP

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1. Benue state (Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia)

New State taken over from APC by NNPP

1. Kano state (Abba Kabir Yusuf)

New state taken over from PDP by NNPP

1. Abia state (Alex Otti)

States retained by APC

1. Yobe state (Governor Mai Mala Buni)
2. Ogun state (Governor Dapo Abiodun)
3. Gombe state (Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya)
4. Jigawa state (Umar Namadi)
5. Kwara state (Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman)
6. Lagos state (Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu)
7. Sokoto state (Aliyu Ahmed)
8. Nasarawa state (Governor Abdullahi Sule)
9. Katsina state (Dikko Rada)
10. Kaduna state (Uba Sani)
11. Borno state (Babagana Zulum)
12. Ebonyi state (Francis Nwifuru)
13. Cross River state (Bassey Otu)
14. Niger state (Umar Bago)
15. Kebbi state (Nasiru Idris)

States retained by PDP

1. Akwa Ibom state (Umo Eno)
2. Oyo state (Seyi Makinde)
3. Bauchi state (Bala Mohammed)
4. Rivers state (Sim Fubara)
5. Taraba state (Kefas Agbu)
6. Delta state (Sheriff Oborevwori)
7. Adamawa state (Ahmadu Fintiri)
8. Enugu state (Peter Mbah)

States that did not participate in the 2023 governorship elections

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1. Osun state, PDP

2. Ekiti state, APC

3. Edo state, PDP

4. Kogi state, APC

5. Ondo state, APC

6. Bayelsa state, PDP

7. Anambra state, APGA

8. Imo state - APC

Off-cycle elections: APC submits list of candidates for Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi governorship polls

In another report, the APC has submitted its list of flagbearers for the off-cycle 2023 gubernatorial polls in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The list was submitted to the electoral commission on Monday, April 17, as part of the guidelines in the build-up to the election.

The list contained the name of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state, who won the primary election in a landslide fashion and two other candidates.

Source: Legit.ng