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Breaking: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun governorship election

By Quickresponse August 16, 2026, 6:56 am 45 views
Breaking: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun governorship election Gov.Ademola Adeleke

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor of Osun State and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the state’s governorship election.

Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes.

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The returning officer Prof Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole announced the result on Sunday after collation was completed across the state’s 30 local government areas.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.