Published 19th Mar, 2023

By Sodeeq Atanda

Since the conclusion of most governorship elections in the country on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been announcing winners as results trickle in.

Based on the official declarations by the commission, states where governors-elect have emerged are in the table below:

S/N	STATE	APC	PDP	OTHER	WINNER
1	Abia	11,516	88,529	LP 175,647	LP
2	Adamawa	398,788	430,861	SDP 6,865	PDP
3	Akwa Ibom	129,602	354,348	YPP 136,262	PDP
4	Bauchi	432,272	525,280	NNPP 60,496	PDP
5	Benue	473,933	223,913	LP 41,881	APC
6	Borno	545,542	82,147	—	APC
7	Cross River	258,619	179,636	—	APC
8	Delta	240,229	360,234	LP 48,047	PDP
9	Ebonyi	199,131	80,191	APGA 52,189	APC
10	Enugu	14,575	160,895	LP 157,552	PDP
11	Gombe	342,821	233,131	NNPP 19,861	APC
12	Jigawa	618,449	368,726	NNPP 14,246	APC
13	Kaduna	730,002	719,196	LP 58,283	APC
14	Kano	890,705	—	NNPP 1,019,602	NNPP
15	Katsina	859,892	486,620	NNPP 8263	APC
16	Kebbi	409,225	360,940	—	APC
17	Kwara	273,424	155,490	—	APC
18	Lagos	762,134	62,449	LP 312,329	APC
19	Nasarawa	347,209	283,016	—	APC
20	Niger	469,896	387476	—	APC
21	Ogun	276,298	262,383	ADC 94,754	APC
22	Oyo	256,685	563,756	A:38,357	PDP
23	Plateau	481,400	525,299	—	PDP
24	Rivers	95,274	302,614	SDP 46,981	PDP
25	Sokoto	453,661	404,632		APC
26	Taraba	142,502	257,926	NNPP 202,277	PDP
27	Yobe	317,113	104,259	NNPP 14,246	APC
28	Zamfara	311,976	377,726	—	PDP

Table showing official gubernatorial election results announced by INEC

The All Progressives Congress tops the list after winning 16 states out of the 25 states listed in the table. Adding Ekiti, Kogi, Imo and Ondo states its list, the party is now in control of 20 states.

On the other hand, the Peoples Democratic Party won in 10 states. In addition to Osun, Bayelsa and Edo states under its leadership before the last election cycle, it now governs 13 states.

Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party and All Progressives Grand Alliance each is in control of a state.

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