Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday evening, emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for next year’s general elections.
Abiodun secured the victory to pursue his second term bid at the party’s primary election held at the MKO Abiola Int’l Stadium,.Kuto, Abeokuta, the state capital.
The incumbent governor contested the election with five other aspirants: Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade; Biyi Otegbeye; Modele Sarafa-Yusuf; Owodunni Opayemi and Remi Bakare.
Abiodun polled a total of 1,168 votes out of 1,170 delegates accredited votes to defeat other contestants who scored no vote.
Two votes were, however, voided.
The exercise which was conducted by the five-man electoral panel, led by Wale Ohu, was monitored by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by the Director of Elections and Party Monitor, Mrs. Oyafunke Olanike.
Ohu announced Abiodun as the winner of the election after delegates…
