Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 444,815 votes.
By TheInvestigator
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the state’s governorship election.
Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 444,815 votes.
The returning officer, Prof Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, announced the final result on Sunday after collation was completed across the state’s 30 local government areas.
African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, came a distant third with 17,180 votes.
