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2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election
2019 gubernatorial election candidates in Oyo State, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019, the PDP nominee Seyi Makinde won the election, defeating Adebayo Adelabu of the APC.[1][2]
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Seyi Makinde emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,772 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ayo Adeseun, who received 21 votes.[3][4] He picked Rauf Olaniyan as his running mate.[5][6] Adebayo Adelabu was the APC candidate with Samuel Egunjobi as his running mate.[7][8][9][10][11] Olufemi Lanlehin was the ADC candidate, while Christopher Alao-Akala stood for ADP. 42 candidates contested in the election.[12][13][14][15][16]