Adeleke Wins Osun Governorship Election With 511,067 Votes
By Eagle Eye News24
Adeleke, the candidate of Accord, was declared the winner of the election on Sunday morning after an overnight results collation exercise in Osogbo, the state capital.
Joshua Ogunwole, the state returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger in the tightly contested governorship election.
Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) placed second with a final vote tally of 444,815 votes, while Najeem Salaam, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was a distant third with 17,180 votes.
Adeleke won in 19 local government areas while Oyebamiji was victorious in 11 LGAs.
