Oyo State Governor, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP at the just-concluded primary election held at Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan.
Makinde polled a total of 1,040 delegates votes to defeat his opponent, Mr Hazeem Gbolarunmi, who had 2 votes.
The returning officer, Ben Obi, who was represented by Abdullahi Mai Baswor made the declaration on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital, after the primaries.
However, there were 6 void votes out of the total votes cast of 1,048.
The victory puts Makinde in line for re-election as Oyo Governor.
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