BREAKING: Adeleke leading APC rival with over 60k votes across 14 LGAs
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is leading his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Oyebamiji, by more than 60,000 votes based on results from 14 local government areas declared so far. Figures compiled from the local government collation centres of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Adeleke, who is the candidate of […]
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is leading his APC rival with over 60,000 votes following results from 14 local government areas, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adeleke's Accord Party secured 268,957 votes while the APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji trailed by 64,148 votes with 204,809 votes. Adeleke emerged victorious in nine LGAs while the APC won five.
His strong performances were seen in Ede North where he got 35,427 votes against the APC's 10,283, and Osogbo where he secured 36,480 votes to defeat the APC's 30,474. In Ede South, Adeleke got 26,188 votes against the APC's 6,219 and in Iwo he secured 27,085 votes against the APC's 19,660. Conversely, the APC recorded victories in several LGAs, including Irepodun, Obokun, Ola-Oluwa, Atakunmosa East and Ife South.
The collation of results is still ongoing as the overall winner cannot be determined yet from the 14 LGAs results.
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