The incumbent governor defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, by 66,252 votes after polling 511,067 votes across the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election.
Mr Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner by the State Returning Officer, Joshua Ogunwole, at the INEC State Collation Centre in Osogbo on Sunday morning after results from the state’s 30 local government areas were collated.
His victory gives him another four-year term as governor of the state.
Mr Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes.
Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third with 17,180 votes.
A total of 2,339,544 voters were registered for the election, while 1,010,684 were accredited.
Of the votes cast, 985,079 were valid, while 20,721 were rejected, bringing the total number of votes cast to 1,005,800.
The figures are based on the aggregate of the results announced at the various local government collation points and subsequently collated at the state level.
Adeleke wins 19 LGAs
Mr Adeleke won in 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas, while Mr Oyebamiji won the remaining 11.
The Accord candidate won in Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade and Ejigbo.
The APC candidate won in Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola-Oluwa, Ife South and Olorunda.
Mr Salaam of the ADC did not win any of the 30 local government areas.
The incumbent recorded some of the strongest margins in his traditional strongholds.
In Ede North, Mr Adeleke polled 35,427 votes against Mr Oyebamiji’s 10,283, while in Ede South, he secured 26,188 votes compared with the APC candidate’s 6,219.
Mr Adeleke also won in Osogbo, the state capital, with 36,480 votes against Mr Oyebamiji’s 30,474.
Other notable victories for the Accord candidate were recorded in Ife East, where he polled 27,201 votes against 18,600; Iwo, with 27,085 against 19,660; Egbedore, with 19,278 against 11,194; and Oriade, where he scored 21,343 against 14,863.
Mr Oyebamiji, however, recorded victories in 11 local government areas, including Irewole, where he secured 29,972 votes against Mr Adeleke’s 10,934.
The APC candidate also prevailed in Boripe, Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West, Ife South, Ilesa East, Irepodun, Isokan, Obokun, Ola-Oluwa and Olorunda.
See the breakdown of votes across Osun’s 30 LGAs in the images below:
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