2019 Governorship Elections Tally: APC 15 states, PDP 14
in a March 24 update about how the two major parties won and lost states, governorship elections held in 29 of the 36 states this year.A breakdown of the results from the 29 states where elections held showed that the All Progressives Congress, which controls the centre, won in 15 states; while the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party emerged victorious in 14 states.
Unless some of the elections are overturned at the tribunal to flip states for either of the two major parties, or even another party entirely, the 29 states are likely to remain 15 for the APC and 14 for the PDP until the 2023 elections. in Zamfara, including the APC’s governor-elect. The matter is expected to drag up to the Supreme Court.
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