INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Winner of Osun Guber Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Osun State off-cycle gubernatorial election held on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Announcing the result on Sunday morning, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, vice chancellor, University of Lagos, who was the returning officer, said that Adeleke won in 17 local government areas of the state.
Ademola, who was declared winner of the election by INEC at early hours of Sunday by Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Returning Officer of the Governorship Poll, polled total votes of 403,371 to defeat the incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola who got 375,027 votes.
Announcing the result in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC Collation Centre in Osogbo, Ogundipe said, “I hereby declare that Ademola Adeleke Jackson Nurudeen of the PDP on behalf of INEC Chairman, having certified the constitutional requirements, he is hereby returned winner of the election.
Out 30 Local Government Areas in Osun State, Adeleke won 17 Local Government Areas while Governor Oyetola won 13 Local Government Areas.
Adeleke won in Boluwaduro, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Ifelodun, Ilesa West, Odo-Otin, Obokun, Orolu, Olorunda, Ife North, Irepodun, Oriade, Ede South, Ejigbo, Ede North and Egbedore.
All 15 political parties that participated in the just concluded governorship election signed the results sheets before the declaration of the winner was made.
