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Adeleke in Early Lead as INEC Begins Collation of Osun Election Results

Governor Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Accord Party in the Osun governorship election held on Saturday, has recorded early lead in the results announced so far by the Independent National

Governor Ademola Adeleke, representing the Accord Party, is currently leading in the Osun governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). As of 4:10 AM on Sunday, Adeleke has secured victory in 12 out of the 17 local governments. Bola Oyebamiji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, has won in five local governments. The candidate from the African Democratic Congress, Najeem Salaam, has not won any local government so far.

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