Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has emerged victorious in the Osun State governorship election.
Adeleke beat his closest opponent, and the current Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to emerge the winner.
The election was held across the 30 local government areas of the state amid tight security with political parties adopting new methods of vote-buying.
It also saw a huge turnout of voters as the electorate came out to cast their votes.
has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election.
The Returning Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) election, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes while Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress got 375,027 votes in a contested race.
He said, “I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen, on behalf of the chairman of INEC, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”
According to the total votes recorded by the electoral moderator, the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.
The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo LGAs.
The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs.
Other candidates, who took part in yesterday’s exercise include a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, of the Labour Party; Dr. Oyegoke Omigbodun of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party.
Others are Munirudeen Atanda of the Action Democratic Party, ADP; Lukman Awoyemi of Allied Peoples’ Movement, APM, and Busuyi Ayowole of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP.
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