Adeleke Wins Osun Again, Beats APC’s Oyebamiji By 66,252 Votes

Governor Ademola Adeleke has been re-elected as Governor of Osun State after polling 511,067 votes in Saturday’s governorship election.

The Returning Officer, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, announced the result at the INEC Collation Centre in Osogbo early Sunday.

Adeleke of the Accord Party defeated his closest challenger, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.

The result gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over Oyebamiji while ADC candidate Najeem Salaam came third with 17,180 votes.

Adeleke won in 19 of the state’s 30 Local Government Areas while Oyebamiji secured victory in the remaining 11 LGAs.

The election featured 15 candidates and was conducted across the 30 Local Government Areas by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Adeleke’s victory means he will serve a second term as Governor of Osun State after securing the highest number of votes in the keenly contested election.