BREAKING: #OsunDecides2026: Accord Party candidate Adeleke wins Ede North by landslide
Accord Party governorship candidate and incumbent Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has won his home Local Government Area, Ede North, by a wide margin in Saturday’s governorship election. The post BREAKING: #OsunDecides2026: Accord Party candidate Adeleke wins Ede North by landslide appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, running for re-election on the Accord Party platform, has won his home Local Government Area, Ede North, by a wide margin. According to Premium Times, Adeleke secured the victory in Saturday's governorship election.
Adeleke is facing major contenders, including the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and the African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam. The election took place across the state's 30 Local Government Areas and 3,763 polling units, with voting largely peaceful although there were reports of isolated incidents.
According to Daily Post Nigeria, with results in from 3,633 polling units, Adeleke leads Oyebamiji by 66,244 votes, with 491,975 votes to Oyebamiji's 425,731 votes. The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, trails in third place with 16,513 votes. A total of 948,768 valid votes had been counted as of the latest update.
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