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<\/h2>\nList of APC Governors & Their States<\/strong><\/h2>\nState:<\/strong> Borno State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: BabaGana Umara<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Umar Usman Kadafur<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 1,175,445<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Edo State<\/p>\nGovernor:<\/strong> Godwin Obaseki<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Philip Shaibu<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Ekiti State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Kayode Fayemi<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Kolapo Olushola<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2014<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Gombe State<\/p>\nGovernor:<\/strong> Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya<\/p>\nDeputy Governor:<\/strong> Manasseh Daniel Jatau<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 364,179<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Jigawa State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Badaru Abubakar<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Umar Alhaji Namadi<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 810,933<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Kaduna State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai<\/p>\nDeputy Governor:<\/strong> Yusuf Barnabas Bala<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 1,044,710<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Kano State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje<\/p>\nDeputy Governor:<\/strong> Hafiz Abubakar<\/p>\nYear of Election:<\/strong> 2015<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Katsina State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Aminu Bello Masari<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Mannir Yakubu<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 1,178,868<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Kebbi State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Samaila Yombe Dabai<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 673,717<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Kogi State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Yahaya Bello<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Simon Achuba<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Kwara State<\/p>\nGovernor:<\/strong> AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Kayode Alibi<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 331,546<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Lagos State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Babajide Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Kadri Obafemi Hamzat<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 739,445<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Nasarawa State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Abdullahi Sule<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 327,229<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Niger State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Abubakar Sani Bello<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Ahmed Muhammad Ketso<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 526,351<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Ogun State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Dapo Abiodun<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Salako-Oyedele Noimot Olurotimi<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 241,670<\/p>\nState<\/strong>: Ondo State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Agboola Ajayi<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Osun State<\/p>\nGovernor:<\/strong> Adegboyega Oyetola<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Gboyega Alabi<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Plateau State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Simon Lalong<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Sonni Gwanle Tyoden<\/p>\nYear of Election<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\nNumber of votes:<\/strong> 562,109<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Yobe State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Mai Mala Buni<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Idi Barade Gubana<\/p>\nYear of Election:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\nNumber of votes<\/strong>: 444,013<\/p>\nState:<\/strong> Imo State<\/p>\nGovernor<\/strong>: Hope Uzodinma<\/p>\nDeputy Governor<\/strong>: Professor Placid Njoku<\/p>\nYear of Election:<\/strong> 2020<\/p>\nThe results from the 29 states where elections were held showed the two major political parties both won and lost states. The All Progressives Congress, which controls the centre, won in 15 states; while the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party won elections in 14 states. The breakdown of results showed that the APC had a net loss of states while the PDP had a gain.<\/p>\n
The APC Zamfara state governorship candidate was declared the winner of the election in the state. However, the case was taken to court by the PDP and the Supreme Court ruled that the PDP governorship candidate, Bello Marawalle and his running mate, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau be returned as Governor-elect and Deputy governor-elect respectively.<\/p>\n
The governorship election did not hold in Kogi state, Osun state, Edo state, Ekiti state, Bayelsa state, Ondo state and Anambra state. This is because their elections fell outside the election cycle. Governorship elections in these states were held at different times or `off-season\u2019, due to court judgments that nullified the election of their governors in the past.<\/p>\n
In Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party challenged the results of the election which declared Gboyega Oyetola as Governor of the State. Although the governorship election tribunal in Abuja declared the PDP Candidate, Ademola Adeleke the winner, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the court of appeal and declared Gboyega Oyetola of APC the governor of Osun state.<\/p>\n
Elections in Plateau state, Benue state, Adamawa state, Kano state, Sokoto state, and Bauchi state were declared inconclusive. Elections are declared inconclusive for only one reason when the number of canceled votes can mathematically affect the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n
So, for instance, if the margin of victory between the first-placed candidate and the second-placed candidate is 100, the number of canceled votes cannot be any more than 99.<\/p>\n
If the number exceeds this and is about 101, or higher, then the election will have to be declared inconclusive since the second-placed candidate could have won the election if all 101 canceled votes cast their votes for just that candidate.<\/p>\n
The electoral process in Rivers state was suspended due to reported violence during the exercise but was later held on the 3rd of April, where the\u00a0INEC\u00a0declared that the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike won the re-election.<\/p>\n
History of APC leading up to the 2019 elections<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe All Progressive Congress was formed on the 6th of February, 2013 in anticipation of the\u00a02015 elections. In 2015, the APC candidate\u00a0Muhammadu Buhari\u00a0won the presidential election by almost 2.6 million votes. APC also won the majority of seats in the\u00a0Senate\u00a0and the\u00a0House of Representatives. 2015 was the first time in Nigeria’s political history that an opposition political party unseated a ruling party in a general election and one in which power was transferred peacefully from one political party to the other. It was also the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
In 2019, Muhammadu Buhari was elected to a second term. However, the PDP rejected the outcome of the elections and have taken the case to court.<\/p>\n
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Governor<\/strong>: BabaGana Umara<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Umar Usman Kadafur<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 1,175,445<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Edo State<\/p>\n Governor:<\/strong> Godwin Obaseki<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Philip Shaibu<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Ekiti State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Kayode Fayemi<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Kolapo Olushola<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2014<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Gombe State<\/p>\n Governor:<\/strong> Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya<\/p>\n Deputy Governor:<\/strong> Manasseh Daniel Jatau<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 364,179<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Jigawa State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Badaru Abubakar<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Umar Alhaji Namadi<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 810,933<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Kaduna State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai<\/p>\n Deputy Governor:<\/strong> Yusuf Barnabas Bala<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 1,044,710<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Kano State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje<\/p>\n Deputy Governor:<\/strong> Hafiz Abubakar<\/p>\n Year of Election:<\/strong> 2015<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Katsina State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Aminu Bello Masari<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Mannir Yakubu<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 1,178,868<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Kebbi State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Samaila Yombe Dabai<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 673,717<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Kogi State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Yahaya Bello<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Simon Achuba<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Kwara State<\/p>\n Governor:<\/strong> AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Kayode Alibi<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 331,546<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Lagos State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Babajide Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Kadri Obafemi Hamzat<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 739,445<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Nasarawa State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Abdullahi Sule<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 327,229<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Niger State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Abubakar Sani Bello<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Ahmed Muhammad Ketso<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 526,351<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Ogun State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Dapo Abiodun<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Salako-Oyedele Noimot Olurotimi<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 241,670<\/p>\n State<\/strong>: Ondo State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Agboola Ajayi<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Osun State<\/p>\n Governor:<\/strong> Adegboyega Oyetola<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Gboyega Alabi<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Plateau State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Simon Lalong<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Sonni Gwanle Tyoden<\/p>\n Year of Election<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n Number of votes:<\/strong> 562,109<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Yobe State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Mai Mala Buni<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Idi Barade Gubana<\/p>\n Year of Election:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\n Number of votes<\/strong>: 444,013<\/p>\n State:<\/strong> Imo State<\/p>\n Governor<\/strong>: Hope Uzodinma<\/p>\n Deputy Governor<\/strong>: Professor Placid Njoku<\/p>\n Year of Election:<\/strong> 2020<\/p>\n The results from the 29 states where elections were held showed the two major political parties both won and lost states. The All Progressives Congress, which controls the centre, won in 15 states; while the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party won elections in 14 states. The breakdown of results showed that the APC had a net loss of states while the PDP had a gain.<\/p>\n The APC Zamfara state governorship candidate was declared the winner of the election in the state. However, the case was taken to court by the PDP and the Supreme Court ruled that the PDP governorship candidate, Bello Marawalle and his running mate, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau be returned as Governor-elect and Deputy governor-elect respectively.<\/p>\n The governorship election did not hold in Kogi state, Osun state, Edo state, Ekiti state, Bayelsa state, Ondo state and Anambra state. This is because their elections fell outside the election cycle. Governorship elections in these states were held at different times or `off-season\u2019, due to court judgments that nullified the election of their governors in the past.<\/p>\n In Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party challenged the results of the election which declared Gboyega Oyetola as Governor of the State. Although the governorship election tribunal in Abuja declared the PDP Candidate, Ademola Adeleke the winner, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the court of appeal and declared Gboyega Oyetola of APC the governor of Osun state.<\/p>\n Elections in Plateau state, Benue state, Adamawa state, Kano state, Sokoto state, and Bauchi state were declared inconclusive. Elections are declared inconclusive for only one reason when the number of canceled votes can mathematically affect the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n So, for instance, if the margin of victory between the first-placed candidate and the second-placed candidate is 100, the number of canceled votes cannot be any more than 99.<\/p>\n If the number exceeds this and is about 101, or higher, then the election will have to be declared inconclusive since the second-placed candidate could have won the election if all 101 canceled votes cast their votes for just that candidate.<\/p>\n The electoral process in Rivers state was suspended due to reported violence during the exercise but was later held on the 3rd of April, where the\u00a0INEC\u00a0declared that the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike won the re-election.<\/p>\n The All Progressive Congress was formed on the 6th of February, 2013 in anticipation of the\u00a02015 elections. In 2015, the APC candidate\u00a0Muhammadu Buhari\u00a0won the presidential election by almost 2.6 million votes. APC also won the majority of seats in the\u00a0Senate\u00a0and the\u00a0House of Representatives. 2015 was the first time in Nigeria’s political history that an opposition political party unseated a ruling party in a general election and one in which power was transferred peacefully from one political party to the other. It was also the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria.<\/p>\n In 2019, Muhammadu Buhari was elected to a second term. However, the PDP rejected the outcome of the elections and have taken the case to court.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0All Progressives Congress\u00a0(APC) is one of the major political parties in\u00a0Nigeria. The party was formed on the 6th of February, … <\/p>\nHistory of APC leading up to the 2019 elections<\/strong><\/h3>\n