Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has taken an early lead in Saturday’s governorship election, according to results collated from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal.
Data journalism organisation Dataphyte reported that Adeleke, who is contesting under the Accord Party, had secured 384,907 votes as of 7:47pm.
APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji was in second place with 325,910 votes, while ADC candidate Najeem Salaam had 12,529 votes.
The figures were based on results uploaded to IReV as collation continued across the state’s 30 local government areas.
According to the report, 3,026 of the 3,763 polling-unit results had been uploaded, representing 78.42 per cent.
The election recorded 361,500 accredited voters out of 845,100 registered voters, representing a 42.8 per cent turnout. A total of 351,500 valid votes were recorded, while 7,200 ballots were rejected.
The final result will be determined by INEC after the completion of the official collation and declaration process.
