The Osun State governorship election has taken a decisive turn in favour of the incumbent governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, after he secured victory in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas.
The results, announced by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the collation of results at the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo, showed that Adeleke’s closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won 11 local government areas.
With results from all 30 local government areas announced, Adeleke is now on course to be declared the winner of the election and secure a second term in office, subject to the conclusion of the official collation process by INEC.
Adeleke recorded notable victories in areas including Ede North, Ede South, Osogbo, Iwo, Ife East, Ife North, Ife Central, Ife South, Egbedore, Ila, Ilesa East, Ilesa West and several others.
One of the governor’s strongest performances came in Ede North, where Accord polled 35,427 votes against the APC’s 10,283 votes. In Osogbo Local Government Area, Adeleke also led with 36,480 votes, while Oyebamiji secured 30,474 votes.
In Ede South, Adeleke obtained 26,188 votes, compared with 6,219 votes recorded by the APC candidate.
The governor also secured a commanding victory in Iwo, where he polled 27,085 votes against Oyebamiji’s 19,660 votes.
However, the APC candidate recorded significant victories in several local government areas, including Irewole, where he secured 29,972 votes against Adeleke’s 10,934 votes.
Oyebamiji also won in Boripe, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West, Obokun, Irepodun, Ola-Oluwa, Isokan, Ejigbo, Olorunda and other areas.
The results indicate a competitive contest between the two leading candidates, with Adeleke building his advantage through strong performances in several densely populated local government areas.
The election has attracted considerable attention across the state, with political parties and their supporters closely following the official collation.
The Adeleke campaign had earlier declared that the results showed a clear victory for the incumbent and called on the APC candidate to concede defeat.
The campaign maintained that the outcome of the election should be respected, while the final declaration remains the responsibility of INEC.
As the commission continues its final collation and verification, attention is now focused on the official declaration of the winner.
The outcome will determine whether Adeleke retains the Osun State governorship for another four-year term or whether the APC will successfully challenge the incumbent administration.
INEC is expected to announce the final statewide figures after completing the collation process.
