Of the 29 new governors sworn in
on Wednesday, 15 are from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while
14 are from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Four years ago, the table was the
other way round; the statistics then were in favour of the APC which swept 20
states into its fold while the PDP’s umbrella was only able to accommodate nine
states.
The internal crisis that rocked
the APC could be said to be one of the major causes of the turnaround. In the
buildup to the elections, the party was unable to unite its members in the
various states, causing the ruling party strongholds like Zamfara and Imo.
Although some states initially
under the PDP such as Kwara and Gombe fell to the APC, the main opposition
party was able to win over a good number of “progressives” states.
Below is a full list of the 29
governors sworn in on Wednesday:
| S/N | STATE | PARTY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abia | PDP |
| 2 | Adamawa | PDP |
| 3 | Akwa Ibom | PDP |
| 4 | Bauchi | PDP |
| 5 | Benue | PDP |
| 6 | Borno | APC |
| 7 | Cross River | PDP |
| 8 | Delta | PDP |
| 9 | Ebonyi | PDP |
| 10 | Enugu | PDP |
| 11 | Gombe | APC |
| 12 | Imo | PDP |
| 13 | Jigawa | APC |
| 14 | Kaduna | APC |
| 15 | Kano | APC |
| 16 | Katsina | APC |
| 17 | Kebbi | APC |
| 18 | Kwara | APC |
| 19 | Lagos | APC |
| 20 | Nasarawa | APC |
| 21 | Niger | APC |
| 22 | Ogun | APC |
| 23 | Oyo | PDP |
| 24 | Plateau | APC |
| 25 | Rivers | PDP |
| 26 | Sokoto | PDP |
| 27 | Taraba | PDP |
| 28 | Yobe | APC |
| 29 | Zamfara | PDP |
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