By Ado Oyeyemi
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election after defeating his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.
The State Returning Officer for the election, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the winner at about 7:24am on Sunday at the state collation centre.
Adeleke, who contested the election on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to secure victory across 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas.
Ogunwole, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, subsequently returned the incumbent governor elected for another term in office.
Oyebamiji of the APC came second with 444,815 votes after winning 11 local government areas.
The Accord candidate secured victories in Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ayedire, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo and Osogbo.
The APC candidate, however, won in Irewole, Isokan, Olorunda, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West, Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun and Obokun.
The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.
Announcing the final figures, the Returning Officer said 1,010,684 voters were accredited for the election, while the total votes cast stood at 1,005,800.
A total of 985,079 votes were declared valid, while 20,721 votes were rejected.
The Returning Officer announced the results after representatives of the participating political parties signed the relevant result sheets.
Declaring Adeleke the winner, Ogunwole said the governor had satisfied the requirements of the law and was therefore returned elected.
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The declaration brings to an end the keenly contested governorship election, which featured 15 political parties, although the major battle was largely between Adeleke and Oyebamiji.
The full results from 30 LGAs:
- Boluwaduro LG
A: 7,118
APC: 7,050
ADC: 179
2 Ede South LG
A: 26,188
ADC: 390
APC: 6,219
- Ife North
A: 13,879
ADC: 333
APC: 9,613
- LGA: Ilesa West LGA
A: 16196
ADC: 673
APC: 12756
- LGA: Ifedayo LGA
A: 7427
APC: 6836
ADC: 115
- LGA: Ilesa East LG
A: 12280
ADC: 504
APC: 16208
- LGA: Ife Central LGA
A: 21171
ADC: 747
APC: 15913
- Boripe LGA
A: 12448
ADC: 379
APC: 19963
- LGA: Irepodun LGA
A: 14504
ADC: 249
APC: 15713
- LGA: Obokun
A: 12023
ADC: 205
APC: 16120
- LGA: Orolu
A: 12352
ADC: 236
APC: 10622
- LGA: Osogbo
A: 36480
ADC: 1503
APC: 30474
- LGA: Oriade
A: 21343
ADC: 423
APC: 14863
- LGA: Odo Otin
A: 18003
ADC: 377
APC: 15435
- LGA: Ife East
A: 27201
ADC: 935
APC: 18600
- LGA: Ifelodun
A: 21107
ADC: 509
APC: 18396
- LGA: Atakumosa West
A: 7479
ADC: 213
APC: 10037
- LGA: Iwo
A: 27085
ADC: 588
APC: 19660
- Ede North
A: 35427
ADC: 307
APC: 10283
- Ila LG
A: 16211
ADC: 259
APC: 12934
- Irewole LG
A: 10934
ADC: 275
APC: 29972
- Ayedire LGA
A: 11073
ADC: 148
APC: 9910
- Atakumosa East LGA
A: 7872
ADC: 333
APC: 9936
- Egbedore LGA
A: 19278
ADC: 363
APC: 11194
- Ayedaade LGA
A: 16681
ADC: 331
APC: 15719
- Isokan LGA
A: 13765
ADC: 384
APC: 14063
- Olaoluwa LGA
A: 10063
ADC: 213
APC: 10782
- Ife South LGA
A: 13507
ADC: 290
APC: 14678
- Ejigbo LGA
A: 18458
ADC: 5053
APC: 16195
30: Olorunda LGA
A: 23514
ADC: 666
APC: 24671
