The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the incumbent governor of Osun State and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the state’s governorship election.
Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who polled 444,815 votes.
Therefore, Adeleke won his re-election with 66,252-vote margin.
The returning officer Prof Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole announced the result on Sunday after collation was completed across the state’s 30 local government areas.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.
Reacting to his victory, Governor Adeleke thanked President Bola Tinubu, adding that the President called to congratulate him.
Adeleke, who described his re-election as a victory for democracy and Osun people, thanked the president for ensuring democracy ‘lives on.’
“I want to seize this opportunity to thank Mr President. Mr President has called me and he has congratulated me, thank you Mr President for making sure democracy lives on because you fought for it,” he said.
LGs won by Adeleke
Adeleke won 19 local government areas, while the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won 11.
The Accord Party candidate won the following 19 local government areas:
Ede North: Adeleke — 35,427; Oyebamiji — 10,283
Osogbo: Adeleke — 36,480; Oyebamiji — 30,474
Ede South: Adeleke — 26,188; Oyebamiji — 6,219
Iwo: Adeleke — 27,085; Oyebamiji — 19,660
Ife East: Adeleke — 27,201; Oyebamiji — 18,600
Ife Central: Adeleke — 21,171; Oyebamiji — 15,913
Ifelodun: Adeleke — 21,107; Oyebamiji — 18,396
Oriade: Adeleke — 21,343; Oyebamiji — 14,863
Egbedore: Adeleke — 19,278; Oyebamiji — 11,194
Odo Otin: Adeleke — 18,003; Oyebamiji — 15,435
Ilesa West: Adeleke — 16,196; Oyebamiji — 12,756
Ila: Adeleke — 16,211; Oyebamiji — 12,934
Ayedaade: Adeleke — 16,681; Oyebamiji — 15,719
Ife North: Adeleke — 13,879; Oyebamiji — 9,613
Orolu: Adeleke — 12,352; Oyebamiji — 10,622
Boluwaduro: Adeleke — 7,118; Oyebamiji — 7,050
Ayedire: Adeleke — 11,073; Oyebamiji — 9,910
Ifedayo: Adeleke — 7,427; Oyebamiji — 6,836
Ejigbo: Adeleke — 18,458; Oyebamiji — 16,195
LGAs won by APC
Oyebamiji led in 11 local government areas, including several areas where the APC traditionally enjoys substantial support.
The APC won Ilesa East with 16,208 votes against Adeleke’s 12,280; Boripe with 19,963 against 12,448; Irepodun with 15,713 against 14,504; and Obokun with 16,120 against 12,023.
Oyebamiji also won in Atakumosa West, Irewole, Atakumosa East, Isokan, Olaoluwa, Ife South and Olorunda.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) generally recorded significantly lower figures, although it secured 5,053 votes in Ejigbo, its strongest showing among the figures supplied.
