•••Wins 19 out of 30 lgas
Adeleke Defeats APC’s
By Kamsi Anayo and Fidelia Soriwei
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won the Osun State governorship election after securing victories in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas.
Results collated from across the state showed that Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), who garnered 444,815 votes.
The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, secured 17,180 votes.
Adeleke’s victory was powered by dominant performances in Ede North, Ede South, Osogbo, Ife East, Ife Central, Iwo, Oriade, Egbedore, Odo-Otin, Ayedire, Ila and several other local government areas.
Oyebamiji won 11 local government areas, including Irewole, Boripe, Obokun, Ilesa East, Olorunda, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West and Ife South.
The breakdown of the results announced across the 30 local government areas is as follows:
Boluwaduro: Accord 7,118; APC 7,050; ADC 179.
Ede South: Accord 26,188; APC 6,219; ADC 390.
Ife North: Accord 13,879; APC 9,613; ADC 333.
Ilesa West: Accord 16,196; APC 12,756; ADC 673.
Ifedayo: Accord 7,427; APC 6,836; ADC 115.
Ilesa East: APC 16,208; Accord 12,280; ADC 504.
Ife Central: Accord 21,171; APC 15,913; ADC 747.
Irepodun: APC 15,713; Accord 14,504; ADC 249.
Boripe: APC 19,963; Accord 12,448; ADC 379.
Obokun: APC 16,120; Accord 12,023; ADC 205.
Orolu: Accord 12,352; APC 10,622; ADC 236.
Osogbo: Accord 36,480; APC 30,474; ADC 1,503.
Oriade: Accord 21,343; APC 14,863; ADC 423.
Odo-Otin: Accord 18,003; APC 15,435; ADC 377.
Ife East: Accord 27,201; APC 18,600; ADC 935.
Ifelodun: Accord 21,107; APC 18,396; ADC 509.
Atakumosa West: APC 10,037; Accord 7,479; ADC 213.
Iwo: Accord 27,085; APC 19,660; ADC 588.
Ede North: Accord 35,427; APC 10,283; ADC 307.
Ila: Accord 16,211; APC 12,934; ADC 259.
Irewole: APC 29,972; Accord 10,934; ADC 275.
Ayedire: Accord 11,073; APC 9,910; ADC 148.
Atakumosa East: APC 9,936; Accord 7,872; ADC 333.
Egbedore: Accord 19,278; APC 11,194; ADC 363.
Ayedaade: Accord 16,681; APC 15,719; ADC 331.
Isokan: APC 14,063; Accord 13,765; ADC 384.
Ola-Oluwa: APC 10,782; Accord 10,063; ADC 213.
Ife South: APC 14,678; Accord 13,507; ADC 290.
Ejigbo: Accord 18,458; APC 16,195; ADC 5,053.
Olorunda: APC 24,671; Accord 23,514; ADC 666.
Adeleke also secured decisive wins in his political strongholds of Ede North and Ede South, where he amassed a combined 61,615 votes against Oyebamiji’s 16,502 votes.
With results from all 30 local government areas collated and Adeleke maintaining an unassailable lead, the Independent National Electoral Commission is expected to formally declare him winner of the election.
