Presidential election results from seven out of the 20 local
government areas in Ogun state were released by the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC in Abeokuta today, with President Goodluck
Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party trailing his All Progressives
Congress, counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari with 18,425 votes.
The
seven local government councils released so far are; Ijebu Ode, Sagamu,
Odeda, Remo North, Obafemi-Owode, Ewekoro and Imeko-Afon.
The INEC headquarters was jam-packed with journalists as the results were read out.
The
journalists had earlier gathered at the Centenary Hall, Ake, where the
results for both the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections
will be declared.
From the released results so far, All
Progressive Congress won in four councils while the Peoples Democratic
Party,PDP won in the remaining three.
The four local government
areas won by the APC are; Ijebu Ode with 14,043 to PDP 8,972. Total
valid votes in the area was 23,473 with voided votes recorded 1,160.
Others
are Obafemi-Owode with 15,207 votes for the APC and 5,786 votes for the
PDP. Valid votes in the area were 21,708 and the voided votes were 897.
Also
the APC won convincingly in Odeda local government with 11,102 votes to
4,456 votes of the PDP. Total valid votes was 16,152 with 775 votes
voided.
The last local government won by APC from the results
released so far is Ewekoro local government with 9,626 votes while the
PDP polled 3,227 votes. Valid votes were 13,189 and the void votes was
504.
The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP won in Imeko-Afon, the local
government of the governorship candidate of the party in the
State,Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka.
The PDP polled total votes of
12,153 votes to 7,657 votes won by APC in the area. The valid votes in
the area is 20,466 with 1,122 votes voided.
The other two local government councils won by the PDP are Sagamu with 17,263 votes and Remo North with 9,278 votes.
All Progressive Congress,APC scored 15,761 votes in Sagamu and 6,164 votes in Remo North local government areas.
So far, Buhari has polled 79,560 votes to Jonathan’s 61,135 votes.
From
feelers from the headquarters of INEC in Abeokuta,it was gathered that
the All Progressives Congress,APC has won two of the three Senatorial
seats and six Federal House of Representatives seats.
