Naira rain at polling units in Osun governorship election
There were incidents of alleged vote-buying and voter inducements reported in many of the polling units across Osun state during the just concluded governorship election held on Saturday. It was gathered that one of the political parties sent N5m to each of the polling units, giving out a minimum of N20,000 per voter. Apart from […] The post Naira rain at polling units in Osun governorship…
The Osun State governorship election held on August 15, 2026, saw incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party secure a second term. He won 19 of the state's 30 local government areas, resulting in 511,067 votes. His opponent, Bola Oyebamiji from the All Progressives Congress, secured 444,815 votes and won 11 LGAs. The remaining candidates, listed in order of their vote count, are Najeem Salam, Adeagbo Opawoye, Adefemi Adesuyi, Olanrewaju Farinloye, Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, Olajide Esan, Olalekan Ogunsakin, Adewale Adebayo, Francis Ajala, Taofeek Adeleke, Clement Adesuyi, Masilo Adeleke, and Saliu Oyelami, with votes ranging from 17,180 to 83.
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