Politics
2023: Gov Makinde wins PDP primary in Oyo
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in the state.
In the election conducted at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Wednesday, Makinde polled 1, 040 votes to defeat his rival, Hazeem Gbolarunmi, who scored eight votes.
Read also :Senator Balogun slams Makinde after dumping PDP for APC
The Chief Returning Officer, Ben Obi, who announced the results, said the governor secured the right to represent the party in the 2023 election after polling the highest number of votes in the primary.
Obi was represented at the forum by one Abdullahi MaiBasia.
By Abdulkabeer Ambali
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