Chief Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Osun governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, declared the results Sunday morning after overnight collation of results from across the 30 local government areas of the state.
According to Ogunwole, the candidate of the Accord Party polled a total of 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 444, 815 votes.
The INEC Chief Returning Officer announced that Ademola Adeleke, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.
“That, Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected, duly signed by me,” declared Professor Ogunwole..
Below is the breakdown of the local government areas won by each candidate.
Local government areas won by Adeleke (19)
Ayedaade LG
Accord – 16,681
APC – 15,719
ADC – 331
Ayedire LG
Accord – 11,073
APC – 9,910
ADC – 148
Boluwaduro LG
Accord – 7,118
APC – 7,050
ADC – 179
Ede North LG
Accord – 35,427
APC – 10,283
ADC – 307
Ede South LG
Accord – 26,188
APC – 6,219
ADC – 390
Egbedore LG
Accord – 19,278
APC – 11,194
ADC – 363
Ejigbo LG
Accord – 18,458
APC – 16,195
ADC – 5,053
Ife Central LG
Accord – 21,171
APC – 15,913
ADC – 747
Ife East LG
Accord – 27,201
APC – 18,600
ADC – 935
Ife North LG
Accord – 13,879
APC – 9,613
ADC – 333
Ifedayo LG
Accord – 7,427
APC – 6,836
ADC – 673
Ifelodun LG
Accord – 21,171
APC – 18,396
ADC – 509
Ila LG
Accord – 16,211
APC – 12,934
ADC – 259
Ilesa West LG
Accord – 16,196
APC – 12,756
ADC – 673
Iwo LG
Accord – 27,085
APC – 19,660
ADC – 588
Odo-Otin LG
Accord – 18,003
APC – 15,435
ADC – 377
Oriade LG
Accord – 21,343
APC – 14,863
ADC – 423
Orolu LG
Accord – 12,352
APC – 10,622
ADC – 236
Osogbo LG
Accord – 36,480
APC – 30,474
ADC – 1,503
Local government areas won by Oyebamiji (11)
Atakumosa East LG
Accord – 7,872
APC – 9,036
ADC – 333
Atakumosa West LG
Accord – 7,479
APC – 10,037
ADC – 213
Boripe LG
Accord – 12,448
APC – 19,963
ADC – 379
Ife South LG
Accord – 13,507
APC – 14,674
ADC – 290
Ilesa East LG
Accord – 12,280
APC – 16,208
ADC – 504
Irepodun LG
Accord – 14,504
APC – 15,713
ADC – 249
Irewole LG
Accord – 10,934
APC – 29,972
ADC – 275
Isokan LG
Accord – 13,765
APC – 14,063
ADC – 384
Obokun LG
Accord – 12,023
APC – 16,120
ADC – 205
Ola-Oluwa LG
Accord – 10,063
APC – 10,782
ADC – 213
Olorunda LG
Accord – 23,514
APC – 24,671
ADC – 666
