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Residents of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states trooped out in their numbers on Saturday, November 11 to vote for the candidates of their different within the off-cycle governorship election.
On the discontinue of the vote casting process and collation of results, Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was once re-elected for a second length of time in Imo tell likewise Governor Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) in Bayelsa tell.
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Alhaji Usman Ododo of the APC emerged winner within the Kogi tell governorship election and he’s to be sworn in in January 2024 after the tenure of Governor Yahaya Bello expires.
After the conclusion of the off-cycle governorship election, listed below are the states managed by the ruling APC, PDP, Labour Occasion and others.
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South-East
Alex Otti (Abia) Labour Occasion
The 58-year-extinct Labour Occasion candidate obtained by a landslide within the March 16 gubernatorial election.
Worn Group Managing Director of Diamond Financial institution Plc lost the governorship election in 2015 and 2019, Channels TV reported.
Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi): APC
Nwifuru is a two-length of time speaker of the Ebonyi Suppose Residence Of Meeting. The Forty eight-year-extinct is from Oferekpe Agbaja within the Izzi LGA of the tell.
Peter Mbah (Enugu) PDP
The 51-year-extinct is the founder and CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd. He’s furthermore a maritime attorney and financial analyst. He hails from Owo within the Nkanu East LGA
Hope Uzodimma (Imo) APC
Two-length of time senator representing Imo West senatorial district between 2011 and 2019.
Charles Soludo (Anambra) APGA
The 63-year-extinct is a banker and professor of economics on the University of Nigeria.
Soludo is a feeble governor and chairman of the board of directors of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria.
South-South
Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom) PDP
The 59-year-extinct founder of All Countries Christian Ministry International served as the Akwa Ibom Suppose Commissioner for Lands and Water Property
Bassey Otu (Substandard River) APC
Worn member of the Residence of Representatives representing the Calabar Municipal/Odukpan and Senator for Substandard River South
Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta): PDP
Worn Speaker of the Delta Suppose Residence of Meeting from 2017 to 2023. The 60-year-extinct represented Okpe Suppose Constituency while within the legislative condominium.
Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers): PDP
Fubara was once the feeble accountant traditional of Rivers tell. The governor hails from Opobo City in Opobo/Nkoro Local Govt Suppose.
Godwin Obaseki (Edo) PDP
Obaseki was once the Chairman of the Edo Suppose Economic and Technique Crew below Adams Oshiomhole’s administration
He served as an executive board member of a couple of non-public companies in conjunction with Afrinvest.
Douye Diri (Bayelsa) PDP
The 64-year-extinct was once the senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2020 within the ninth National Meeting
South-West
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) APC
The 57-year-extinct is the feeble Managing Director/Chief Govt Officer of the Lagos Suppose Property Construction Company
Dapo Abiodun (Ogun): APC
The 62-year-extinct is the founder of First Energy Restricted and served as managing director of Heyden Petroleum.
Abiodun is the feeble board chairman of the Company Affairs Commission (CAC)
Seyi Makinde (Oyo) PDP
The 55-year-extinct based Makon Engineering and Technical Companies and products (METS) as a 29-year-extinct in 1997.
He lost the 2015 governorship election below the platform of the Social Democratic Occasion (SDP)
Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) APC
The 67-year-extinct is a Senior Recommend of Nigeria (SAN) and a feeble president of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA) in 2008
Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) APC
The 56-year-extinct was once the feeble Secretary to the Ekiti Suppose Govt and a feeble Chief of Workers.
Ademola Adeleke (Osun) PDP
The 63-year-extinct is a feeble senator representing the Osun-west senatorial district from 2017 to 2019 In the National Meeting, Abuja.
North-Central
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia (Benue) APC
The 57-year-extinct Catholic priest was once elected on March 18 below the ruling APC.
Umar Bago (Niger): APC
The 49-year-extinct was once a member of the Residence of Representatives in 2011. The graduate of the Federal University of Technology Minna has years of abilities as a banker sooner than venturing into politics.
Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau): PDP
The fresh governor of Plateau tell is a 58-year-extinct flesh presser. Mutfwang is a feeble Chairman of Mangu Local Govt Suppose
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara): APC
Sooner than his emergence in 2015, the 63-year-extinct lost governorship elections between 2007 and 2011 below the Congress for Modern Change (CPC)
Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) APC
Co-founder of Sadiq Petroleum Nigeria Restricted and later was the CEO of African Petroleum (AP) Plc in 2001 after his firm obtained APC.
He was once made the substantive Group Managing Director (GMD) of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc sooner than he emerged as governor in 2019.
Govt-elect Usman Ododo (Kogi) APC
The trained accountant is the feeble Local Govt Auditor In model.
Ododo will plan shut over from incumbent Yahaya Bello, who’s from the the same ruling APC and senatorial district – Kogi Central
North-West
Umar Namadi (Jigawa): APC
The Chartered Accountant is the instantaneous feeble deputy governor and the founder of Namadi, Umar & Co.
He was once the pioneer Head of the Dangote Group Administration Accounts Division.
Uba Sani (Kaduna): APC
Worn Kaduna Central senator and National Vice Chairman (North) of Campaign for Democracy.
The 52-year-extinct took over from Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
Abba Yusuf (Kano): NNPP
The 60-year-extinct is a feeble Commissioner of Works, Housing and Transport.
The civil engineer is the most famous NNPP governor in Nigeria.
Dikko Radda (Katsina) APC
The Fifty three-year-extinct is a feeble APC National Welfare Secretary, He furthermore served as director-traditional of the Limited and Medium Enterprises Construction Company of Nigeria (SMEDAN) sooner than taking on from Aminu Masari.
Nasir Idris (Kebbi) APC
The 57-year-extinct was once the national president of the Nigerian Union of Lecturers. Idris was once furthermore the deputy president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Ahmad Aliyu (Sokoto): APC
Aliyu is a feeble deputy governor and commissioner in Sokoto tell. The Fifty three-year-extinct governor furthermore served as chief accountant on the Local Govt Provider Commission and the Govt Secretary of the Police Belief Fund.
Dauda Lawal (Zamfara): PDP
The 57-year-extinct is a feeble CBN governor Lamido Sanusi’s particular adviser on Islamic banking.
The experienced banker holds a PhD in industry administration from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
North-East
Kefas Agbu (Taraba): PDP
52-year-extinct is a retired military lieutenant colonel.
Agbu was once a feeble chairman of the governing board of directors on the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Company (NIMASA) and a member of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative (2016-2019).
Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa) PDP
The 55-year-extinct served as an performing governor from July to October 2014 everywhere in the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako.
Sooner than then, Fintiri was once the Speaker of the Adamawa Suppose Residence of Meeting.
Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) PDP
The 64-year-extinct was once a feeble minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Senator representing Bauchi South within the National Meeting.
Mohammed furthermore served as the Major Administration Officer within the Presidency from 1994 to 1995.
Babagana Zulum (Borno) APC
The Fifty three-year-extinct was once a feeble Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement.
Zulum is a professor and feeble performing Dean of the College of Engineering on the University of Maiduguri.
Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) APC
The 61-year-extinct was once the feeble Commissioner for Finance and Economic Construction.
Inuwa served as managing director of A.Y.U Civil Engineering Company Ltd sooner than venturing into politics in 1999.
Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) APC
The 55-year-extinct is the most famous elected APC National Secretary.
Buni furthermore served as Caretaker Chairman of the birthday celebration (2020-2022) after the sack of Adam Oshiomhole.
Analyst explains pronounce within the serve of Usman Ododo’s victory
Meanwhile, in a chat with Business City, Dr Abubakar Sani, a public affairs analyst and security expert, mentioned the election final consequence was once expected as a consequence of the energy of incumbency that was once odd to persuade Ododo’s victory.
Dr Sani furthermore slammed the Self sustaining National Electoral Commission (INEC) for allegedly having fun with a position in helping the victory of Ododo as governor of Kogi tell.
Provide: Business City
