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2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election

The 2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred on 11 April 2015. Incumbent Governor APC's Ibikunle Amosun won election for a second term, defeating PDP's Adegboyega Isiaka and several minor party candidates. Amosun received 60.38% of the vote.[1][2][3][4][5]

2015 Ogun State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Ibikunle Amosun Adegboyega Isiaka
Party APC PDP
Running mate Yetunde Onanuga Bilau Adekunle
Popular vote 306,988 201,440
Percentage 60.38% 39.62%
Governor before election

Ibikunle Amosun
ACN

Elected Governor

Ibikunle Amosun
APC

Ibikunle Amosun emerged unopposed in the APC gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. He picked Yetunde Onanuga as his running mate.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Adegboyega Isiaka was the PDP candidate with Bilau Adekunle as his running mate.[15]

Electoral system

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The Governor of Ogun State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

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APC primary

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The APC primary election was held on --, 2014. The incumbent governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, who was the sole contestant polled 3,554 votes to emerge winner. There were 3, 681 delegates in the exercise, with 16 invalid votes.[16][17]

Candidates

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PDP primary

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The PDP primary election was held on Monday, December 8, 2014. Even after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party claimed the election was unauthorized, it was still carried out to produce Adegboyega Isiaka who polled 705 votes as the party's state governorship flag bearer, defeating closest contender, Kayode Amusan, with 150 votes.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Omoba Segun Adewale, however, got no vote. There were over 900 delegates from all over the state.[28] Other aspirants for the race include: former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole; former Minister for Mines and Power, Alh. Sarafadeen Ishola; former chairman Abeokuta South LGA, Prince Yanju Lipede, and others.[29][30] Nine aggrieved aspirants, including: Asiwaju Tony Ojesina, Prince Yanju Lipede, Dr. Remilekun Bakare, Alh. Sarafa Tunji Ishola, Dr. Yomi Majekodunmi, Prof. David Bamgbose, Isiaq Akinlade, Alh. Rafiu Ogunleye and Hon. Dimeji Bankole, boycotted the election.[28]

Candidates

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  • Party nominee: Adegboyega Isiaka
  • Running mate: Bilau Adekunle.
  • Kayode Amusan
  • Omoba Segun Adewale
  • Asiwaju Tony Ojesina: Boycotted.
  • Remilekun Bakare: Boycotted.
  • Yomi Majekodunmi: Boycotted.
  • David Bamgbose: Boycotted.
  • Isiaq Akinlade: Boycotted.
  • Rafiu Ogunleye: Boycotted.
  • Dimeji Bankole: Former Speaker, Federal House of Representatives: Boycotted.
  • Sarafadeen Tunji Ishola: former chairman Abeokuta South LGA: Boycotted.
  • Prince Yanju Lipede: Boycotted.

Results

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A total of five candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[15] APC Governor Ibikunle Amosun won re-election for a second term, defeating APC's Adegboyega Nasiru Isiaka and other minor party candidates. Amosun received 60.38% of the votes, while Isiaka received 39.62%.[31][32][33][34][35]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,125,657.[36]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ibikunle AmosunAll Progressives Congress (APC)306,98857.46
Adegboyega IsiakaPeople's Democratic Party201,44037.70
Kamar Babalola Akin-Odunsi[37]Social Democratic Party (SDP)25,8264.83
Others
Total534,254100.00
Source: Premium Times, News Express

By local government area

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Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. Blue represents LGAs won by Amosun. Green represents LGAs won by Isiaka.[38][39][40][41][42][43][44]

County Ibikunle Amosun

PDP

Adegboyega Isiaka

APC

Total Votes
# % # % #
Abeokuta North 22,740 371
Abeokuta South 35,511 10,288
Ado-Odo/Ota 36,108 13,763
Egbado North 15,594 16,001
Egbado South 10,844 12,915
Ewekoro 10,735 3,275
Ifo 28,596 5,818
Ijebu East 8,980 9,408
Ijebu North 14,317 18,787
Ijebu North East 5,992 6,780
Ijebu Ode 10,570 11,381
Ikenne 11,085 8,686
Imeko Afon 8,253 12,412
Ipokia 16,240 16,877
Obafemi Owode 16,333 6,637
Odeda 10,637 3,633
Odogbolu 10,129 10,430
Ogun Waterside 8,468 7,400
Remo North 7,365 6,567
Sagamu 18,491 14,011
Totals

References

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