The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke has been declared as winner of the Osun State governorship election.
DIPLOMATIC DIARY reports that the gubernatorial election, held across 3,763 polling units on Saturday, 16th July, 2022.
Declaring the winner, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who is the Returning Officer for the election, said Adeleke polled a total of 403, 371 votes to win the election.
His closest rival and incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Oyetola polled 375, 027 votes.
Also, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Yussuff Sulaimon Lasun, polled 2,729.
The PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Osun State, the APC however, won in the remaining 13 LGAs.
Results as Officially announced by the INEC, are as shown:
Ife East LG
APC – 19,353, LP – 65, PDP – 18,071
Ife South LG
APC – 12,481, LP – 28, PDP – 9,116
Atakunmosa East LG
APC – 7,449, LP – 23, PDP – 6,992
Irewole LG
APC – 18,198, LP – 17, PDP – 14,216
Egbedore LG
APC – 9,228, LP – 41, PDP – 13,230
Ede North LG
APC – 9,603, LP – 15, PDP – 23,931
Ejigbo LG
APC – 14,355, LP – 30, PDP – 18,065
Isokan LG
APC – 10,833, LP – 17, PDP – 10,777
Ede South LGA
APC – 5,704, LP – 16, PDP – 19,438
Iwo LGA
APC – 17,421, LP – 32, PDP – 16,914
Ola Oluwa LGA
APC – 9,123, LP – 12, PDP – 7,205
Aiyedaade LG
APC – 14,527, LP – 20, PDP – 13,380
Ori Ade LG
APC – 14,189, LP – 24, PDP – 15,947
Irepodun LG
APC – 12,122, LP – 1,886, PDP – 14,369
Ife Central LG
APC – 17,880, LP – 134, PDP – 13,532
Ifedayo LG
APC – 5,016, LP – 1, PDP – 4,730
Ife North LG
APC – 9,964, LP – 34, PDP – 10,359
Olorunda LG
APC – 18,709, LP – 63, PDP – 21,350
Orolu LG
APC – 9,928, LP – 32, PDP – 10,282
Obokun LG
APC – 9,727, LP – 11, PDP – 13,575
Boripe LG
APC – 21,205, LP – 4, PDP – 7,595
Odo Otin LG
APC – 13,482, LP – 19, PDP – 14,003
Aiyedire LG
APC – 7,868, LP – 7, PDP – 7,402
Ilesha West LG
APC – 10,777, LP – 40, PDP – 13,769
Ifelodun LG
APC – 16,068, LP – 18, PDP – 17,107
Atakunmosa West LG
APC – 6,601, LP – 13, PDP – 7,750
Ila LG
APC – 11,163, LP – 6, PDP – 13,036
Osogbo LG
APC – 22,952, LP – 79, PDP – 30,401
Ilesha East LG
APC – 13,452, LP – 33, PDP – 10,969
Boluwaduro LG
APC – 5,649, LP – 9, PDP – 5,869
In all, fifteen political parties (15) participated in Saturday’s governorship election.
The parties and their candidates included: Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, representing the Accord Party; the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate is Awojide Peter Segun; Kehinde Munirudeen Olumuyiwa A Atanda is bearing the flag of the Action Democratic Party (ADP); Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola for the All Progressives Congress (APC); the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presented Awoyemi Oluwatayo Lukuman; Adebayo Adeolu Elisha for the All Peoples Party (APP); Adeleke Adesoji Masilo Aderemi Adedapo for the Boot Party; Yussuff Sulaimon Lasun, Labour Party (LP); Rasaq Oyelami Saliu for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP); National Rescue Movement (NRM) has Abede Adetona Samuel as its flagbearer; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen as its flagbearer; the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji; Social Democratic Party (SDP) has Omigbodun Oyegoke Akinrinola; Young Progressives Party (YPP) has Ademola Bayonle Adeseye; and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has Adesuyi John Olufemi.
