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Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Osun State governorship election.
He defeated the state’s incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election held on Saturday
Senator Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to beat Governor Oyetola who polled 375,027 votes, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Sunday.
The Returning Officer of the election, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, declared Adeleke winner and governor-elect.
“I declare that Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected,” Professor Ogundipe said.
Though there were 15 other candidates in the election, it was a straight fight between the APC and the PDP, with the latter emerging victorious over the former.
Kehinde Atanda of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) came third with 10,104 votes, followed by Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party with 4,515 votes.
Votes for the other candidates are as follows: Akinade Ogunbiyi, A party — 4,514 votes; Awojide Segun, AAC — 2,148; Kehinde Atanda, ADP -10,104; Awoyemi Lukuman, APM — 1,222; and Adebayo Elisha, APP — 601 votes.
Adeleke Adedapo of BP got 374 votes; Rasaq Saliu, NNPP — 393; Abede Samuel, NRM — 777; Ayowole Adedeji, PRP — 1,007; Omigbodun Akinrinola, SDP — 515; Ademola Adeseye, YPP — 1,303; and Adesuyi Olufemi, ZLP — 364 votes.
