2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election
April 11, 2015
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The 2015 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Abiola Ajimobi won the re-election after defeating Rasheed Ladoja of Accord.[1][2][3][4][5]
Abiola Ajimobi emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 4,662 votes and defeating 3 other candidates: Ayobami Adesina, son of former governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina, Adebayo Shittu who is a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in the state. Rasheed Ladoja was the Accord candidate.[6][7][8]
Electoral system
[edit | edit source]The Governor of Oyo State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
[edit | edit source]APC primary
[edit | edit source]The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Abiola Ajimobi won the primary election polling 4,662 votes against 3 other candidates.[9][10][11][12]
Accord primary
[edit | edit source]Rasheed Ladoja won the primary election polling 1,692 votes as the sole candidate.[13]
Results
[edit | edit source]Party candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[14][15][16][17]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiola Ajimobi | All Progressives Congress | 327,310 | 36.38 | |
| Rasheed Ladoja | Accord | 254,520 | 28.29 | |
| Adebayo Alao-Akala | Labour party | 184,111 | 20.46 | |
| Teslim Folarin | People's Democratic Party | 79,019 | 8.78 | |
| Seyi Makinde | Social Democratic Party | 54,740 | 6.08 | |
| Total | 899,700 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Premium Times | ||||
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