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In the election, Ogun State voted for Bola Tinubu (APC); Tinubu won 58.9% of the vote to defeat Atiku Abubakar (PDP) at 21.4% and Peter Obi (LP) at 14.8%. Although the result was unsurprising as Ogun is in Tinubu's southwestern base and projections had favored him, the totals led to increased faith in Abiodun's chances due to Tinubu's wide ...
Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR CON [1] ((Listen ⓘ); born 29 May 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and politician, who has served as Governor of Ogun State since May 2019. Currently a member of the All Progressive Congress, Abiodun first entered politics during the aborted Abacha transition in 1998 and remained active in politics until being elected governor in 2019.
2015 Ogun State House of Assembly election ← 2011 April 11, 2015 2019 → All 26 seats in the Ogun State House of Assembly 14 seats needed for a majority Majority party Leader Suraj Adekunbi Party APC Leader's seat Yewa North I Last election 26 Seats after 26 Seat change Speaker before election Suraj Adekunbi Action Congress of Nigeria Elected Speaker Suraj Adekunbi APC The 2015 Ogun State ...
APC: ogun Central: Buruji Kashamu: PDP: Ogun East: Joseph Dada: APC: Ogun West: Representative Party Constituency Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu: PDP: Ikenne/Shagamu/Remo North Adekoya Adesegun: PDP: Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside Odeneye Olusegun: APC: Ijebu Ode/Odogbolu/Ijebu North East Ibrahim Isiaka: APC: Ifo/Ewekoro Kayode Oladele: APC ...
Despite the defections, the APC held the gubernatorial office by a narrow 3% margin and the party won a majority in the House of Assembly. Federally, the APC swept all three Senate seats and won most House of Representatives seats. For the presidency, Ogun was won by APC nominee Muhammadu Buhari with about 50% but swung slightly towards the PDP.
The politics of Ogun State function within the framework of a presidential republic, with the Governor of Ogun State as both head of state and head of government. Ogun State is known for a politically engaged citizenry. [citation needed] The official seat of government is in Abeokuta. Under the Constitution, the executive power is vested in the ...
The PDP primary election was held on Monday, December 8, 2014. Even after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party claimed the election was unauthorized, it was still carried out to produce Adegboyega Isiaka who polled 705 votes as the party's state governorship flag bearer, defeating closest contender, Jelili Kayode Amusan, with 150 votes.
Gbenga Daniel (born 6 April 1956) is a Nigerian politician who served as Senator for Ogun East since 2023. He previously served as governor of Ogun State from 2003 to 2011. [1] [2]