The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke the winner of the Osun State governorship election.
Adeleke, the candidate of Accord Party, defeated his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor was announced winner by the state returning officer in the early hours of Sunday after a fiercely contested poll across the state’s 30 local government areas.
Oyebamiji, the state’s former finance commissioner, came second, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, emerged as the second runner-up.
A total of 15 political parties contested the election, with 1,906,390 permanent voter cards collected, according to the electoral umpire.
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