#OsunDecides2026: Tinubu congratulated Adeleke before INEC declared Osun result — Campaign spokesperson

Governor Ademola Adeleke has won the 2026 Osun State governorship election. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who secured 444,815 votes. Adeleke won in 19 of the state's 30 local government areas.

President Bola Tinubu reportedly congratulated Adeleke on his victory before the official declaration of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as per Punch Nigeria. Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor, also congratulated Adeleke on his re-election under the Accord Party, commending Osun citizens and INEC, as reported by Punch and Daily Post Nigeria.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for an investigation into reported cases of vote-buying and other electoral offences in connection with the election, as reported by Ripples Nigeria.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, Daily Post Nigeria, Ripples Nigeria, Premium Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.