Tight race in Ogun as APC, PDP trail each other

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are trailing each other in the governorship election results in 15 local government areas in Ogun State.

While APC won in eight local government areas, the PDP won in seven councils out of the 15 councils declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The APC won in Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, Ijebu-Ode, Ipokia and Abeokuta-North.

The PDP won in Abeokuta-South, Ogun Waterside, Ijebu-North/East, Ikenne, Ijebu-East, Remo-North and Odogbolu.

Meanwhile, the PDP state collation agent, Sunkanmi Oyejide, has called for a rerun in some polling units where elections were cancelled.

Oyejide made the call while reacting to the huge number of polling units in Ikenne, Ogun Waterside and Remo-North where the election was cancelled due to the non-function of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System machines and violence.

However, the APC state collation agent, Yemi Adelani, however disagreed with him, saying it was not necessary.

Adelani said the collation officer was right to have cancelled the votes due to the reasons given.

The results of the election in 15 local government areas declared are:

1. ODEDA LGA

APC: 11,089
PDP: 8,050
NNPP: 31
ADC: 3,651

2. EGBADO NORTH LGA

APC: 15,331
PDP: 11,627
NNPP: 64
ADC: 12,190

3. EGBADO SOUTH LG

APC: 15,047
PDP: 10,913
NNPP: 75
ADC: 6,435

4. EWEKORO LG

APC: 8,192
PDP: 7,449
NNPP: 60
ADC: 3,881

5. ABEOKUTA SOUTH LG

APC: 19,689
PDP: 24,175
NNPP: 99
ADC: 9,264

6. IJEBU NORTH LG

APC: 18,885
PDP: 15904
NNPP: 22
ADC: 2,393

7. IKENNE LG

APC: 9,125
PDP: 12,472
NNPP: 09
ADC: 336

8. IJEBU NORTH-EAST LG

APC: 5,408
PDP: 7,086
NNPP: 27
ADC: 1,448

9. IJEBU-ODE LG

APC: 12,907
PDP: 10,714
NNPP: 36
ADC: 1,348

10. ABEOKUTA NORTH

APC: 14,294
PDP: 12,622
NNPP: 34
ADC: 9,143

11. IJEBU EAST LG

APC: 7,883
PDP: 11,242
NNPP: 45
ADC: 18,885

12. REMO NORTH LG

APC: 4,306
PDP: 8,177
NNPP: 06
ADC: 327

13. IPOKIA LG

APC: 21,338
PDP: 19,189
NNPP: 46
ADC: 1,897

14. ODOGBOLU LG

Registered voters: 95,530
Accredited Voters: 24,041

APC: 9,143
PDP: 12,963
NNPP: 10
ADC: 1,281

15. OGUN WATERSIDE LG

APC: 5,878
PDP: 7,716
NNPP: 56
ADC: 2,575