Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lost the Oyo South senatorial election to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Balogun.
The returning officer of the district, Wole Akinsola, announced on Monday morning at the INEC collation centre in Ibadan North LGA, that PDP polled 105,720 votes while the APC scored 92,217 votes.
Ajimobi won in three of the local governments – Ibadan Southwest, Ibarapa Central and Ido.
Balogun won in six – Ibadan North, Ibadan Northwest, Ibadan Northeast, Ibadan Southeast, Ibarapa North, and Ibarapa East.
The incumbent senator of Oyo South senatorial district, Soji Akanbi, of the ADC, finished in third place.
See results below:
Ibadan North
ADC — 10, 202
APC — 17, 947
PDP — 18, 690
Ibadan Northwest
ADC — 5, 819
APC — 8, 916
PDP — 11, 293
Ibadan Northeast
ADC — 9, 524
APC — 9, 077
PDP — 14, 865
Ibadan Southwest
ADC — 11, 024
APC — 16, 639
PDP — 11, 293
Ibadan Southeast
ADC — 10, 082
APC — 11, 036
PDP — 12, 144
Ibarapa North
ADC — 2, 536
APC — 5, 837
PDP — 8, 083
Ibarapa East
ADC — 3, 670
APC — 6, 951
PDP — 9, 982
Ibarapa Central
ADP — 1, 965
APC — 7, 147
PDP — 6, 577
Ido
ADC — 5, 265
APC — 8, 668
PDP — 8, 108