Seyi Makinde is the last of the PDP G5 Governors or "Integrity Group" with an election. Already, Governors like Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Samuel Ortom (Benue), who have been in office for eight years each, all lost their senatorial bids while Nyesom Wike (Rivers) who is also completing his second term as Governor only runs for the presidential primary which he lost to Alh. Atiku Abubakar.
With the defeat of three of his comrades, all eyes were on Makinde in the March 18 poll. With his declaration as the winner by INEC, Makinde survived the defeat suffered by other G5 members.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde winner of the governorship election in the state.
Governor Makinde got a total of 563,617 votes while his closest opponent, Sen. Teslim Folarin scored 251,230. Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party came a distant third polling 38,757.
Out of the 28 states, 11 serving governors including Makinde sought reelection while 17 outgoing governors are in the final months of their constitutional two-term limits of eight years, having been sworn in on May 29, 2015.
sworn in on May 29, 2015.
Eight of the 36 states — Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun, and Ondo are on governorship election "season break" due to litigations and court judgments given by the previous administrations.