The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared official results in some states of the federation from the March 18 governorship elections held across the country.
According to the reports obtained by Newspointerng as at press time, INEC has so far declared the results of some states after the counting and collation of results were completed.
A breakdown of the results shows the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won more states than its closest rival which is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has won one state.
Other parties such as the Labour Party (LP), and others are yet to win any state from the 2023 governorship election.
Below is a breakdown of the states so far won by the political parties and their candidates.
APC
Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman – Kwara State
Mai Mala Buni – Yobe State
Inuwa Yahaya – Gombe State
Dapo Abiodun – Ogun State
Umar Namadi – Jigawa State
Dikko Umar Radda – Katsina State
Babajide Sanwo-Olu – Lagos State
Ahmed Aliyu – Sokoto State
Abdullahi Sule – Nasarawa State
PDP
Seyi Makinde – Oyo State
Umo Eno – Akwa Ibom State
Bala Mohammed – Bauchi State
Peter Mbah – Enugu State
NNPP
Abba Kabir Yusuf – Kano State
Editor’s Note: The number of states won by the parties would be updated by Newspointerng as more official results come in.
