{
  "id": 1207683,
  "title": "Osun decides: Adeleke coasts to victory amid violence, BVAS failure, vote-buying allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-coasts-to-victory-amid-violence-bvas-failure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/16/osun-decides-adeleke-coasts-to-victory-amid-violence-bvas-failure-vote-buying-allegations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, residents of Osun State cast their ballots to elect the next governor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Governor Ademola Adeleke, representing the Accord Party, is leading in the polls, while Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured a victory in 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The election was largely a two-way race between Adeleke and Oyebamiji. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, is announcing results from various polling units.\n\nVoter turnout was significant despite security concerns and incidents of violence, alleged voter intimidation, and vote-buying. Some polling units experienced BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) failures, causing delays in voting. One voter, Olayinka Ajala, faced authentication issues with the BVAS device, which prevented him from casting his vote. However, he described the polling process as peaceful and noted that the number of affected voters was small compared to the total voter count.\n\nAllegations of vote-buying surfaced, with video footage showing voters in Ejigbo Local Government Area protesting against an alleged vote-buying scheme involving a political party. Some voters claimed they alerted security personnel, but they were accused of being reluctant to intervene. The APC and Accord Party were both accused of offering voters sums ranging from N10,000 to N20,000. The practice reportedly began several days before the election, with party agents reportedly collecting voters' bank account details ahead of the poll.",
  "summary": "Residents of Osun State on Saturday cast their ballots to elect the next governor of the state. DAILY POST reports that Governor Ademola Adeleke is coasting to victory as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, concludes the collation of results. The election was largely a two-horse race between Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party, […] Osun decides: Adeleke coasts to victory…",
  "key_points": [
    "Governor Ademola Adeleke leads INEC polls in Osun State",
    "Bola Oyebamiji wins in 11 LGAs amid violence and allegations",
    "Voter turnout high despite security concerns and BVAS failures"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The election outcome, with Adeleke taking the lead, underscores concerns about the integrity of the voting process amid reports of violence, technical issues, and allegations of vote-buying.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}