The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Ademola Adeleke has won the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state.
He defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) incumbent Governor Adeboyegha Oyetola who is seeking reelection.
Mr Adeleke garnered 403,371 votes and was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo in the early hours of Sunday.
Governor Oyetola came second with 375, 027 votes.
A total of 15 political parties participated in the election.
Oyetola had defeated Adeleke in 2018.
The result was announced by INEC returning officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, at the INEC Collation Centre on Sunday in Osogbo.
He said that the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 10,104 to come third.
He also said that the Accord Party candidate scored 4,515 and came fourth.
Professor Ogundipe said, “I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Temitayo, hereby certify that I am the returning officer for Osun 2022 governorship election, which held on July 16, 2022.
“I hereby declare on behalf on the INEC chairman that Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE reports that the PDP won in 17 local government areas, while APC won in 13.
The 13 local government areas won by the APC are; Ilesa East, Ayedaade, Boripe, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Boripe, Ola-Oluwa, Iwo, Isokan, Irewole, Atakumosa East and Ife East.
While the 17 local government areas won by PDP are; Boluwaduro, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Ifelodun, Ilesa West, Odo-Otin, Obokun, Orolu, Olorunda, Ife North, Irepodun, Oriade, Ede South, Ejigbo, Ede North and Egbedore.
