Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has emerged winner of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Makinde polled a total of 1,040 delegates votes to defeat his rival, Mr Hazeem Gbolarunmi who had two votes.
The primary was held at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan on Wednesday.
Announcing the result, the returning officer, Ben Obi, represented by Abdullahi MaiBasia, said Makinde emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Oyo State having polled the highest number of valid votes.
A total of six votes were void out of the total votes cast of 1,048
Winners have emerged from the governorship primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in various states across the country ahead of the general elections in 2023.
Some of the states where delegates trooped to the venue of the exercise included Oyo, Ogun, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Bauchi, and Abia, among others.
In Adamawa state, Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, who is seeking to extend his tenure in office by another term emerged winner at the polls.
The returning officer, Barrister Gebon Kataf, declared Fintiri, victorious.
