The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced 26 candidates as Governor-elects following the March 18 polls.
INEC On Wednesday, declared Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP winner of the governorship election in Abia state.
Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also emerged the winner of the governorship election in Enugu State.
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This means the results of 26 of the 28 governorship elections have been announced while the elections in Kebbi and Adamawa were declared inconclusive.
The All Progressives Congress, APC won in 15 states, PDP in nine, LP in one. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) won in Kano state.
APC had seven Governors re-elected.
They include:
Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe)
Mai Mala Muni (Yobe)
Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa)
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos)
Dapo Abiodun (Ogun)
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara)
Babagana Zulum (Borno).
The ruling party also secured wins for eight new candidates:
Uba Sani (Kaduna),
Bassey Otu (Cross River)
Mohammed Bago (Niger)
Umar Namadi (Jigawa)
Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto)
Dikko Radda (Katsina)
Hyacinth Alia (Benue)
Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi)
Two PDP Governors – Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) were re-elected
Seven new governors were elected under the platform of the PDP
They are:
Kefas Agbu (Taraba)
Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau)
Peter Mbah (Enugu)
Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom)
Siminialayi Fubara (Rivers)
Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta).
PDP’s Dauda Lawal unseated Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, while Abba Kabir of the NNPP unseated the APC in Kano State.
