By Ayo Kehinde
Clockwise: Sanwo-olu, Makinde, Eno and Abiodun
In the results of the governorship election formally declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his Ogun and Oyo counterparts, Dapo Abiodun and Seyi Makinde, have been re-elected, while Pastor Eno Umo won the race in Akwa Ibom State.
Governor Sanwo-Olu was declared winner with 762,134 votes while his closest rival, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, polled 312,329 votes. The candidate of the PDP, Olajide Adediran, came third with 62,449 votes.
Prince Dapo Abiodun scored 276,298 to defeat his closest rival Mr Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 262,383 votes. Makinde polled 563,756 votes to defeat his closest rival, Folarin of the All Progressives Congress, APC who scored 256,685 votes.
In Akwa Ibom, Umo Bassey Eno of the PDP, won the governorship race with 354, 357 over his closest rivals, Senator Bassey Akpan of Young Peoples Party, YPP, who polled 135, 724 votes and Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress, APC who scored 129,604. He won in 30 out of 31 local governments in the state.
