Of the 29 states where elections held, Our correspondent has tracked at least 19 states where results have been declared and winners named. Notable among the governors-elect are Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and, of course, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos). Below is a table of the 19 governors-elect so far, which will be updated as more declarations are made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
S/N | State | Winning Party | Candidate | Votes | Runner-Up | Candidate | Votes |
1 | Abia | Peoples Democratic Party | Okezie Ikpeazu | 261,127 | All Progressives Congress | Uchechukwu Ogah | 99,574 |
2 | Adamawa | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3 | Akwa Ibom | Peoples Democratic Party | Udom Emmanuel | 519,712 | All Progressives Congress | Nsima Ekere | 171,978 |
4 | Bauchi | – | – | – | – | – | – |
5 | Benue | – | – | – | – | – | – |
6 | Borno | – | – | – | – | – | – |
7 | Cross River | Peoples Democratic Party | Ben Ayade | 381,484 | Social Democratic Party | Eyo Ekpo | 4, 818 |
8 | Delta | Peoples Democratic Party | Ifeanyi Okowa | 925,274 | All Progressives Congress | Great Ogboru | 215,938 |
9 | Ebonyi | Peoples Democratic Party | David Umahi | 392,291 | All Progressives Congress | Sonni Ogbuoji | 81,234 |
10 | Enugu | Peoples Democratic Party | Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi | 449,935 | All Progressives Congress | Ayogu Eze | 10,423 |
11 | Gombe | All Progressives Congress | Inuwa Yahaya | 364,179 | Peoples Democratic Party | Bayero Nafada | 222,868 |
12 | Imo | Peoples Democratic Party | Emeka Ihedioha | 273,404 | Action Alliance Party | Uche Nwosu | 190,364 |
13 | Jigawa | All Progressives Congress | Badaru Mohammed Abubakar | 810,933 | Peoples Democratic Party | Aminu Ibrahim | 288,356 |
14 | Kaduna | All Progressives Congress | Nasir el-Rufai | 1,045,447 | Peoples Democratic Party | Isa Ashiru | 814,168 |
15 | Kano | – | – | – | – | – | – |
16 | Katsina | All Progressives Congress | Aminu Masari | 1,178,864 | Peoples Democratic Party | Yakubu Lado | 488,621 |
17 | Kebbi | All Progressives Congress | Abubakar Atiku Bagudu | 673,717 | Peoples Democratic Party | Isa Galaudu | 106,633 |
18 | Kwara | All Progressives Congress | Abdulrahman Abdulrazak | 331,546 | Peoples Democratic Party | Razak Atunwa | 114,754 |
19 | Lagos | All Progressives Congress | Babajide Sanwo-Olu | 739,445 | Peoples Democratic Party | Jimi Agbaje | 206,141 |
20 | Nasarawa | All Progressives Congress | Abdullahi Sule | 327,229 | Peoples Democratic Party | David Ombugadu | 184,281 |
21 | Niger | All Progressives Congress | Abubakar Sani Bello | 526,412 | Peoples Democratic Party | Umar Nasko | 298,065 |
22 | Ogun | All Progressives Congress | Dapo Abiodun | 241,670 | Allied Peoples Movement | Adekunle Akinlade | 222,15 3 |
23 | Oyo | Peoples Democratic Party | Seyi Makinde | 515,621 | All Progressives Congress | Adebayo Adelabu | 357,982 |
24 | Plateau | – | – | – | – | – | – |
25 | Rivers | – | – | – | – | – | – |
26 | Sokoto | – | – | – | – | – | – |
27 | Taraba | Peoples Democratic Party, PDP | Darius Ishaku | 520, 433 | All Progressives Congress | Sani Danladi | 362, 735 |
28 | Yobe | All Progressives Congress | Mai Mala Buni | 444,013 | Peoples Democratic Party | Umar Bello Iliya | 95,703 |
29 | Zamfara | All Progressives Congress | Mukhtar Idris | 534,541 | Peoples Democratic Party | Bello Matawalle | 189,452 |
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