Millions of Nigerians trooped to the polls to elect new governors or re-elect incumbents in 29 states across Nigeria on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Below is a list of winners that have been officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC):
Abia State
Okezie Ikpeazu – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – 261,127 votes
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has won a second term
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has won a second term
Akwa Ibom State
Udom Emmanuel (PDP) – 519,712 votes
Udom Emmanuel has been re-elected as Akwa-Ibom State Governor
Udom Emmanuel has been re-elected as Akwa-Ibom State Governor
Cross River State
Ben Ayade (PDP) – 381,484 votes
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, is another Nigerian governor that has won another four-year term
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, is another Nigerian governor that has won another four-year term
Delta State
Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP) – 925,274 votes
Ifeanyi Okowa will be Delta State governor for another four years
Ifeanyi Okowa will be Delta State governor for another four years
Ebonyi State
Dave Umahi (PDP) – 393,043 votes
Dave Umahi has been re-elected for a second term as Ebonyi State governor
Dave Umahi has been re-elected for a second term as Ebonyi State governor
Enugu State
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP) – 449,935
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been re-elected as Enugu State governor
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been re-elected as Enugu State governor
Gombe State
Inuwa Yahaya – All Progressives Congress (APC) – 364,179 votes
Inuwa Yahaya [BusinessDay]
Inuwa Yahaya [BusinessDay]
Jigawa State
Muhammad Badaru (APC) – 810, 933 votes
Jigawa State governor, Muhammad Badaru, is another re-elected governor
Jigawa State governor, Muhammad Badaru, is another re-elected governor
Kaduna State
Nasir El-Rufai (APC) – 1,045,427 votes
Nasir El-Rufai also won re-election as Kaduna State governor
Nasir El-Rufai also won re-election as Kaduna State governor
Katsina State
Aminu Masari (APC) – 1,178,864 votes
Aminu Masari also won re-election to lead Katsina State for another four years
Aminu Masari also won re-election to lead Katsina State for another four years
Kebbi State
Atiku Bagudu (APC) – 673,717 votes
Kebbi State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, also got re-elected
Kebbi State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, also got re-elected
Kwara State
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (APC) – 331, 546 votes
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq [Premium Times]
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq [Premium Times]
Lagos State
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) – 739,445 votes
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been elected the next governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic capital
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been elected the next governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic capital
Nasarawa State
Abdullahi Sule (APC) – 327,229 votes
Abdullahi Sule [Economic Confidential]
Abdullahi Sule [Economic Confidential]
Niger State
Abubakar Bello (APC) – 526,412 votes
Abubakar Bello has been re-elected to lead Niger State for four more years
Abubakar Bello has been re-elected to lead Niger State for four more years
Ogun State
Dapo Abiodun (APC) – 241,670 votes
Dapo Abiodun is the new Ogun State governor
Dapo Abiodun is the new Ogun State governor
Oyo State
Seyi Makinde (PDP) – 515,621 votes
Seyi Makinde is Oyo State’s governor-elect [SaharaReporters]
Seyi Makinde is Oyo State’s governor-elect [SaharaReporters]
Yobe State
Mai Mala Buni (APC) – 444,013 votes
Mai Mala Buni is Yobe State’s governor-elect
Mai Mala Buni is Yobe State’s governor-elect
NOTE:
*This list will be updated as the result in the remaining states are announced.
*Due to widespread disruption of elections in Rivers State, INEC has suspended all electoral processes in the oil-rich state until further notice.
*Governorship elections in Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, and Sokoto states will not be concluded until after supplementary elections are conducted.
INEC has declared the results in all the four states inconclusive because the lead margins were lower than the total number of votes cancelled in certain areas.
According to the law, supplementary elections will take place only in the polling units where elections were cancelled. The elections will take place within 21 days of the initial polls.
