The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, declared the All Progressives Congress the winner of the Saturday Local Government elections in the state in the early hours of Sunday.
Osibodu said the “APC won all 20 local government seats and 236 councillorship wards in the state.”
He announced this at the electoral body’s headquarters in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, the state capital, while presenting the official results in a live broadcast.
Osibodu said, “A total of 613,156 votes were cast in the chairmanship elections across the 20 local government areas.
“The elections saw participation from 19 political parties, including the Accord Party, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, Action Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress, Allied People’s Movement, All Progressives Grand Alliance, and Labour Party.
“Other parties included the Peoples Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressive Party, Action People’s Party, Action Alliance, Boot Party, People’s Redemption Party, National Rescue Movement, and the Zenith Labour Party.”
However, several opposition parties have rejected the results and the conduct of the election.
The NNPP Chairman in the state, Femi Aina, questioned the integrity of the election, calling for the state House of Assembly to summon the OGSIEC to account for what he termed a “chaotic” election.
