Osun decides: Adeleke wins 18 LGAs, leads Oyebamiji by 67,335 votes

Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has retained a important pb implicit his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, pursuing the announcement of results from 25 of Osun State’s 30 section authorities areas.

The results, announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, astatine the authorities collation centre successful Osogbo successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, enactment Adeleke astatine 431,760 votes, portion Oyebamiji recorded 364,425 votes.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Najeem Salaam, is successful 3rd spot with 10,574 votes.

The provisional figures springiness Adeleke a 67,335-vote vantage implicit Oyebamiji, with results from 5 section authorities areas inactive outstanding.

The contention has produced beardown performances for some starring candidates crossed antithetic parts of the state, with each campaigner signaling notable victories successful areas considered strongholds.

Adeleke has built his vantage done important wins successful respective section authorities areas, including Osogbo, Ede North, Ede South, Iwo, Ife East and Ife North.

In Osogbo, the authorities capital, Adeleke polled 36,480 votes, portion Oyebamiji secured 30,474 votes.

The politician recorded 1 of his widest margins successful Ede North, wherever helium obta...