Breaking: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Accord candidate and incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.

The Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, made the declaration.

Ogunwole, at the collation centre in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, said Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.

The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Najeem Salaam, came third.

According to Ogunwole, Adeleke won 19 out of the 30 local government areas in the state, while Oyebamiji secured 11.

Adeleke won in Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ayedire, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Osogbo, and Ayedire local government areas.

Oyebamiji secured victory in Irewole, Isokan, Olorunda, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West, Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, and Obokun local government areas.

Ogunwole said: “Accredited voters, 1010684, total votes received by political parties, A, 511067, AA, 2308, AAC, 1458, ADC, 17180, ADP, 2946, APC, 444815, APGA, 1475, APM, 234, APP, 114, BP, 111, NNPP, 118, PRP, 83, SDP, 155, YPP, 534, ZLP, 2482, total valid votes, 985079, rejected votes, 207, total vote cast, 1,005,800.”

After agents of the political parties signed the results of the election, he added: “That Ademola Nurudeen-Jackson Adeleke having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declare the winner of the August 15 Governorship election and returned elected.”