UPDATED: INEC declares Ademola Adeleke winner of Osun governorship election – The Sun Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the governorship election.
Adeleke defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the keenly contested election, polling 511,067 votes against Oyebamiji’s 444,815 votes.
Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, was announced winner by the state returning officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, in the early hours of Sunday after a fiercely contested poll across the state’s 30 local government areas.
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Oyebamiji came second, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, emerged as the second runner-up.
A total of 15 political parties contested the election, with 1,906,390 permanent voter cards collected, according to the electoral umpire.
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