Osun Decides: How APC’s heavyweight deployment failed to halt Adeleke’s re-election 

In a large governmental upset that reshaped Osun State’s electoral dynamics, the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, secured his re-election connected Saturday nether the banner of the Accord Party, overcoming the formidable machinery of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Running nether the banner of the Accord Party, a third-party platform, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes (50.8 per cent), decisively defeating the APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, who recorded 444,815 votes (44.2 per cent).

DAILY POST reports that the State Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the victor of the predetermination aft helium swept 19 of Osun’s 30 section authorities areas, leaving 11 for Oyebamiji.

Adeleke won successful Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Osogbo and Ayedire Local Government Areas, portion Oyebamiji won successful Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Ir...