Nigeria: #osundecides2026: INEC Declares Accord's Ademola Adeleke Winner of Governorship Election
[Premium Times] The incumbent governor defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, by 66,252 votes after polling 511,067 votes across the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria has officially declared Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent governor of Osun State, as the winner of the 2026 governorship election. Adeleke, who ran on the Accord Party ticket, secured 511,067 votes, a margin of 66,252 votes over his closest rival Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Oyebamiji, who contested on the APC platform, received 444,815 votes. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came in third with 17,180 votes. Adeleke won in 19 out of Osun's 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji claimed the remaining 11. The election saw 2,339,544 registered voters, with 1,010,684 accredited to vote.
Adeleke won some of his strongest margins in traditional strongholds, such as Ede North and Ede South, where he outnumbered Oyebamiji by significant margins. The ACCORD candidate's victory extends his tenure in office, as he previously won the Osun governorship election in 2022 on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
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