Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party secured victories in 19 of the 30 local government areas in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, won in 11 councils.
Results collated from the 30 local government areas showed Adeleke polling a total of 511,067 votes, ahead of Oyebamiji, who garnered 444,815 votes.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Najeem Salaam, finished a distant third with 17,180 votes.
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A breakdown of the results showed that Adeleke won in Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Ayedaade, and Ejigbo local government areas.
Oyebamiji recorded victories in Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola Oluwa, Ife South, and Olorunda local government areas.
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