2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State

2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State

25 February 2023
All 3 Ogun State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
Majority party   Party APC Last election 3 Seats before 3 Seats won 3
APC incumbent retiring, lost renomination, or withdrew from primary

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ogun 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, none of the three incumbent senators were returned with all three retiring at the end of their terms. In the Central district election, Ibikunle Amosun (APC) gained the seat for the APC with 49% of the vote while Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (APC) won the East district with 44%. In the West district, Tolu Odebiyi (APC) won the race with just 29% of the vote. The senatorial results were a continuation of APC control in the state as the party also gained won most House of Representatives seats, won a majority in the House of Assembly, and won the gubernatorial election along with Buhari winning the state in the presidential election.

Overview

Affiliation	Party	Total
	APC
Previous Election	3	3
Before Election	3	3
After Election	3	3

Summary

This table is an excerpt from 2023 Nigerian Senate election § Ogun State.[edit]

District	Incumbent		Results
	Incumbent	Party	Status	Candidates
Ogun Central	Ibikunle Amosun	APC	Incumbent retired[1] New member elected APC hold	▌Y Shuaibu Salisu (APC)[2][3] ▌David Olumide Aderinokun (PDP)[4][5][3]
Ogun East	Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha	APC	Incumbent withdrew from primary[6] New member elected APC hold	▌Y Gbenga Daniel (APC)[6][3] ▌Dave Oladapo Salako (PDP)[7][3]
Ogun West	Tolu Odebiyi	APC	Incumbent lost renomination New member elected APC hold	▌Y Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC)[8][2][3] ▌Ganiyu Adeleke Dada (PDP)[9][3]

Ogun Central

2023 Ogun Central Senatorial District election

25 February 2023

Nominee Shuaibu Salisu David Olumide Aderinokun Party APC PDP

Senator before election Ibikunle Amosun APC Elected Senator Shuaibu Salisu APC

The Ogun Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Obafemi Owode, and Odeda. Incumbent Ibikunle Amosun (APC) was elected with 48.5% of the vote in 2019. In April 2022, Amosun announced that he would run for president instead of seeking re-election;^[10] however, Amosun withdrew on the date of the APC primary in favour of eventual nominee Bola Tinubu.^[11]

General election

Results

2023 Ogun Central Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	ADP	Olalekan Wasiu Hassan
	APP	Esther Olufunmilayo Keripe
	ADC	Ibukunolu Ogunjobi
	APC	Shuaibu Salisu
	APM	Olawale Afeez Olayiwola
	NRM	Sunday Akolade
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Kehinde Adebowale David Teluwo
	PRP	Hezekiah Afolabi Ogunmeeun
	PDP	David Olumide Aderinokun
	SDP	Yinka Ola-Williams
	ZLP	Idiat Titilola Osho
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

Ogun East

2023 Ogun East Senatorial District election

25 February 2023

Nominee Gbenga Daniel Dave Oladapo Salako Party APC PDP Popular vote 115,147 58,708 Percentage 59.97% 30.58%

Senator before election Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha APC Elected Senator Gbenga Daniel APC

The Ogun East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ijebu East, Ijebu North, Ijebu North East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne, Odogbolu, Ogun Waterside, Remo North, and Sagamu. Incumbent Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha (APC), who was elected with 44.2% of the vote in 2019, initially sought re-election but withdrew from the primary.^[12]

General election

Results

2023 Ogun East Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	ADP	Idris Olufunmilayo Adetutu
	APP	Oluwatosin Balikis Osiyoye
	ADC	Adeniyi Adebanjo
	APC	Gbenga Daniel
	APM	Yusuf Olanrewaju Lawal
	LP	Kazeem Adesina Banjoko
	NRM	Adewale Stanley Kuku
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Wasiu Adebanjo
	PRP	Damilare Adebayo Otemoye
	PDP	Dave Oladapo Salako
	SDP	Sokoya Adewale
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

Ogun West

2023 Ogun West Senatorial District election

25 February 2023

Nominee Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Ganiyu Adeleke Dada Party APC PDP Popular vote 112,887 60,189 Percentage 58.70% 31.30%

Senator before election Tolu Odebiyi APC Elected Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola APC

The Ogun West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ado-Odo/Ota, Egbado North, Egbado South, Imeko Afon, and Ipokia. Incumbent Tolu Odebiyi (APC), who was elected with 29.4% of the vote in 2019, sought re-election but lost renomination.

General election

Results

2023 Ogun West Senatorial District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	ADP	Isaac Eruanubare Jewemen
	APP	Olaniyi Saeed Bisiolu Akeeb
	ADC	Alani Michael Opaleye
	APC	Solomon Olamilekan Adeola
	LP	Michael Oluseyi Ashade
	NRM	Oluyinka Victor Oluranti
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	John Kayode Aina
	PRP	Gabriel Kolawole Ayeni
	PDP	Ganiyu Adeleke Dada
Total votes				100.00%
Invalid or blank votes				N/A
Turnout

See also

• 2023 Nigerian Senate election
• 2023 Nigerian elections
• 2023 Ogun State elections

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