Peoples’ Democratic Party candidate Senator Ademola Adeleke has been declared the winner of the Osun governor election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
This was announced on Sunday by the Head of Elections and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe.
He announced that Adeleke received a total of 403,371 votes, beating incumbent Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who received 375,027 votes in a hard-fought race.
According to total votes recorded by the election umpire, the PDP won 17 of the state’s 30 local government districts, while the APC won the remaining 13.
The PDP won in the LGAs Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun and Ejigbo.
The APC, on the other hand, won in the LGAs Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Ife South, Ife Central and Ife East.
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