BREAKING: Osun decides: Adeleke wins keenly contested governorship election
Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The declaration of the result was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer, Prof Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, who is also the Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Sunday morning. Adeleke won the election after polling 511,067 votes against […]…
In a closely contested Osun State governorship election, Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has been declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, narrowly beating his opponent Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who received 444,815 votes. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came in third with 17,180 votes.
This victory marks Adeleke's second term as governor, as he will now lead the Osun electorates. The election saw 15 political parties contesting, with the top contenders being the Accord Party, APC, and ADC.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- Osun decides: Atiku congratulates Adeleke on re-election dailypost.ng
- Osun: ‘We did it, uncle’, Davido reacts to Adeleke’s victory dailytrust.com
- INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun Governorship election businessday.ng
