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TABLE: All The States Where Governors-Elect Have Emerged So Far

March 11, 2019

Of the 29 states where elections held, SaharaReporters has tracked at least 18 states where results have been declared and winners named.

One by one, results of the governorship elections across the country continue to trickle in.

Of the 29 states where elections held, SaharaReporters has tracked at least 18 states where results have been declared and winners named.

Notable among the governors-elect are Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna State), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Darius ishaku (Taraba), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and, of course, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos).

Below is a table of the 17 governors-elect so far, which will be updated as more declarations are made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

S/N State Winning Party Candidate Votes Runner-Up Candidate Votes
1 Abia Peoples Democratic Party Okezie Ikpeazu 261,127 All Progressives Congress Uchechukwu Ogah 99,574
2 Adamawa Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive
3 Akwa Ibom Peoples Democratic Party Udom Emmanuel 519,712 All Progressives Congress Nsima Ekere 171,978
4 Bauchi Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive
5 Benue Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive
6 Borno All Progressives Congress Babagana Umara-Zulum 1,175,440 Mohammed Imam Peoples Democratic Party 66,115
7 Cross River Peoples Democratic Party Ben Ayade 381,484

Social Democratic Party

Eyo Ekpo

4, 818

8 Delta Peoples Democratic Party Ifeanyi Okowa 925,274 All Progressives Congress Great Ogboru 215,938
9 Ebonyi Peoples Democratic Party David Umahi 392,291 All Progressives Congress Sonni Ogbuoji 81,234
10 Enugu Peoples Democratic Party Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi 449,935 All Progressives Congress Ayogu Eze 10,423
11 Gombe All Progressives Congress Inuwa Yahaya 364,179 Peoples Democratic Party Bayero Nafada 222,868
12 Imo Peoples Democratic Party Emeka Ihedioha 273,404 Action Alliance Uche Nwosu 190,364
13 Jigawa All Progressives Congress Badaru Mohammed Abubakar 810,933 Peoples Democratic Party Aminu Ibrahim 288,356
14 Kaduna All Progressives Congress Nasir el-Rufai 1,045,447 Peoples Democratic Party Isa Ashiru 814,168
15 Kano Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended
16 Katsina All Progressives Congress Aminu Masari 1,178,864 Peoples Democratic Party Yakubu Lado 488,621
17 Kebbi All Progressives Congress Abubakar Atiku Bagudu 673,717 Peoples Democratic Party Isa Galaudu 106,633
18 Kwara All Progressives Congress Abdulrahman Abdulrazak  331,546 Peoples Democratic Party Razak Atunwa 114,754
19 Lagos All Progressives Congress Babajide Sanwo-Olu 739,445 Peoples Democratic Party Jimi Agbaje 206,141
20 Nasarawa All Progressives Congress Abdullahi Sule 327,229 Peoples Democratic Party David Ombugadu 184,281
21 Niger All Progressives Congress Abubakar  Sani Bello
526,412
Peoples Democratic Party Umar Nasko 298,065
22 Ogun All Progressives Congress Dapo Abiodun 241,670 Allied Peoples Movement Adekunle Akinlade 222,15 3
23 Oyo Peoples Democratic Party Seyi Makinde 515,621 All Progressives Congress Adebayo Adelabu 357,982
24 Plateau Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive
25 Rivers Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended
26 Sokoto Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive Inconclusive
27 Taraba Peoples Democratic Party Darius Ishaku 520,433 All Progressives Congress Sani Danladi 362,735
28 Yobe All Progressives Congress Mai Mala Buni 444,013 Peoples Democratic Party Umar Bello Iliya 95,703
29 Zamfara All Progressives Congress Mukhtar Idris 534,541 Peoples Democratic Party Bello Matawalle 189,452