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BREAKING: INEC Declares Makinde Winner, Re-Elected For Second Term

Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the Saturday’s governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the result was announced by INEC’s Returning Officer in the state, Prof Adebayo Simeon.

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According to Simon, Makinde polls a total of 563,756 votes to defeat his closest challenger Akinwale Tayo of Labour Party (LP) who got 256,685 votes

The Accord Party candidate came third with total vote of 38,357.

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