Buhari wins Ekiti, Osun, leading in Ogun

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the election in Ekiti and Osun states.

The president, who is in a clear lead in the results so far declared in the north, extended his winning streak to the south-west. He is leading in 13 of the 16 local government areas of Ogun state so far declared by INEC. There are 20 LGs in the state.

In Ekiti, Buhari scored a total of 219,231 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar,presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 154,032 votes.

Buhari polled 347,674 votes in Osun while Atiku polled 337,377 votes, with the APC candidate leading with a margin of 10,297.

The figures declared by the collation officers showed that Buhari led in 18 out of the 30 local government areas in the state, while Atiku led in the remaining 12 local government areas.

Below is the presidential result so far declared in Ogun

Abeokuta North
APC 22,044
PDP 7,528

Sagamu LG
APC 20,875
PDP 16,532

Remo North LG
APC 5,695
PDP 6,269

Odeda LG
APC 10,049
PDP 4,995

Imeko-Avon LG
APC 6,425
PDP 5,700

Ijebu North-East LG
APC 6,435
PDP 5,349

Ewekoro LG
APC 10,060
PDP 5,101

Ijebu Ode LG
APC 12,850
PDP 7,253

Ogun Waterside LG
APC 6,889
PDP 8,262

Yewa South (Egbado South) LG
APC 12,934
PDP 10,709

Obafemi-Owode LG
APC 16,243
PDP 7,938

Ikenne LG
APC 10,283
PDP 8,708

Abeokuta South LG
APC 26,462
PDP 13,853

Ado Odo-Ota LG
APC 33,348
PDP 20,352

Ifo LG
APC 23895
PDP 8968

 Ijebu North LG
APC 13,974
PDP 16,196