The Independent National Electoral Commission has concluded the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, with Accord winning across 19 local government areas and the All Progressives Congress (APC) taking the remaining 11.
The results were collated at the INEC centre in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, from late on Saturday and ending on Sunday morning.
While the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke, was the candidate of Accord, Bola Oyebamiji flew the flag of the APC.
Adeleke won Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade, and Ejigbo.
Oyebamiji defeated his fellow contestants in Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola Oluwa, Ife South, and Olorunda.
The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, was at the head of the collation team.
The results by LGAs
Ifelodun LGA
Accord: 21,107
ADC: 509
APC: 18,396
Aiyedire LGA
Accord: 11,073
ADC: 148
APC: 9,910
Olorunda LGA
Accord: 23,514
ADC: 666
APC: 24,671
Ife South LGA
Accord: 13,507
ADC: 290
APC: 14,678
Olaoluwa LGA
Accord: 10,063
AA: 24
AAC: 16
ADC: 213
ADP: 58
APC: 10,782.
