2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State
25 February 2023

All 3 Oyo State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party APC PDP
Last election 2 1
Seats before 3 0
Seats won 3 0

     APC incumbent retiring or lost renomination
     APC incumbent running for re-election

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Oyo State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

Background

In the previous Senate elections, only one of the three incumbent senators were returned as Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-North) was returned while Monsurat Sunmonu (ADC-Central) and Soji Akanbi (ADC-South) were unseated in the general election. Teslim Folarin (PDP) defeated Sunmonu with 33% of the vote while PDP challenger Mohammed Kola Balogun unseated Akanbi with 38%; in the North seat, Buhari was re-elected with 37%. These results were a part of the continuation of the state's competitiveness as the APC won most House of Representatives seats but the PDP won a majority in the state House of Assembly and the governorship in addition to Abubakar narrowly winning the state in the presidential election.

Overview

Affiliation Party Total
APC PDP
Previous Election 2 1 3
Before Election 3 0 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary

District Incumbent Results
Incumbent Party Status Candidates
Oyo Central Teslim Folarin APC Incumbent retired
New member elected
APC hold
Oyo North Abdulfatai Buhari APC Incumbent re-elected
Oyo South Mohammed Kola Balogun APC[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent lost nomination
New member elected
APC hold
  • Green tickY Sharafadeen Alli (APC)[6][2][3]
  • Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe (PDP)[4][3]

Oyo Central

2023 Oyo Central Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Yunus Akintunde Bisi Ilaka Faozey Nurudeen
Party APC PDP A
Popular vote 108,776 101,213 41,743
Percentage 43.21%, 40.21% 16.58%

Senator before election

Teslim Folarin
APC

Elected Senator

Yunus Akintunde
APC

The Oyo Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Afijio, Akinyele, Atiba, Egbeda, Lagelu, Ogo Oluwa, Oluyole, Ona Ara, Oyo East, Oyo West, and Surulere. Incumbent Teslim Folarin (APC) was elected with 33.4% of the vote in 2019. In May 2022, Folarin announced that he would run for governor of Oyo State instead of seeking re-election.[7]

General election

Results

2023 Oyo Central Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
A Faozey Nurudeen
AA Olusegun Ibikunle
APP Abidemi Damola Akintola
ADC Segun Jenyo
APC Yunus Akintunde
APGA Saheed Akinkunmi Azeez
LP Lamidi Basiru Apapa
NRM Samuel Opeyemi Ojo
New Nigeria Peoples Party Aderoju Isma’l Balogun
PRP Gbolagade Adediran
PDP Bisi Ilaka
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Oyo North

2023 Oyo North Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Abdulfatai Buhari Akinwale Akinwole
Party APC PDP
Popular vote 90,078 77,034
Percentage 53.90% 46.10%

Senator before election

Abdulfatai Buhari
APC

Elected Senator

Abdulfatai Buhari
APC

The Oyo North Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Atisbo, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Ogbomosho North, Ogbomosho South, Olorunsogo, Orelope, Ori Ire, Saki East, and Saki West. Incumbent Abdulfatai Buhari (APC), who was elected with 37.1% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Oyo North Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
A Shina Peller
APP Taiwo Bimpe Adesokan
ADC Solomon Babatunde Hammed
APC Abdulfatai Buhari
LP Ganiyu Atanda Salami
NRM Adeleke Babarinde
New Nigeria Peoples Party Ahmed Adeniyi Shuaib
PRP Taiwo Muneen Agbeje
PDP Akinwale Akinwole
SDP Mulikat Adeola Akande
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Oyo South

2023 Oyo South Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Sharafadeen Alli Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe
Party APC PDP
Popular vote 111,513 92,481
Percentage 46.93% 38.92%
     MAP

Senator before election

Mohammed Kola Balogun
APC

Elected Senator

Sharafadeen Alli
APC

The Oyo South Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, Ibadan South-West, Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North, and Ido. Incumbent Mohammed Kola Balogun (APC) was elected with 37.6% of the vote in 2019 as member of the PDP; he defected to the APC in May 2022.[8] Balogun sought re-election but lost in the APC primary.

General election

Results

2023 Oyo South Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
A Idris Kolapoboye Kola-Daisi
AA Philip Adewale Aderinto
APP Muili Olaide Adigun Adeli
ADC Lukman Adeola Adetunji
APC Sharafadeen Alli
APGA Gbenga Christopher Adeniyi
LP Olauwasegun Theophilius Oladimeji
NRM Hakeem Oseni
New Nigeria Peoples Party Adewale Funmilola Maryam Gbogbolomo
PRP Soladoye Akeem Ibrahim
PDP Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe
SDP Rotimi Johnson Adeniyi
YPP Adenike Morenike Victor-Tade
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Notes

  1. This senator was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

See also

References

  1. Alimi, Nurudeen (29 May 2022). "Faozey Nurudeen Wins APC Senatorial Primary In Oyo Central". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kola-Daisi, Fatai Buhari, Yunus Akintunde Win Oyo APC Senatorial Tickets". InsideOyo. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adenekan, Samson. "Download: Full List of 2023 Presidential, Vice Presidential, NASS candidates". Premium Times. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ilaka, Tegbe, Wolekanle Win Oyo PDP Senatorial Tickets". InsideOyo. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. Adebayo, Musliudeen (24 May 2022). "PDP primary: Akinwale Akinwole emerges Oyo North senatorial district candidate". Daily Post. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. Adebayo, Musliudeen (28 May 2022). "2023: APC postpones primary election in Oyo South". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. Adebayo, Musliudeen. "Makinde has failed – Oyo Senator, Folarin". Daily Post. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. Olumide, Seye; Agboluaje, Rotimi; Musa, Waliat. "Kola Balogun formally joins Oyo APC as Majekodunmi-Oniru gets form for Senate". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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