Osun Guber: ADP candidate disputes Osun election 6th position ranking

The Action Democratic Party, ADP, campaigner successful the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Adeagbo Opawoye Yemisi, has disputed reports that she finished sixth successful the poll.

Opawoye said the authoritative effect declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, showed that she finished 4th among the 15 candidates who contested the election.

In a connection obtained successful Osogbo on Saturday, the ADP campaigner said she scored 2,946 votes successful the election, according to the INEC Form EC8E, the Declaration of Result.

She besides attached a transcript of the EC8E signifier containing the votes recorded by the 15 governorship candidates.

The papers was signed by the State Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, who declared the last results aft the collation process.

Opawoye said the clarification became indispensable pursuing what she described arsenic an mistake successful immoderate media reports concerning the last ranking of candidates successful the election.

The connection partially read, “Some media reports person incorrectly stated that Hon. Comr. Adeagbo Opawoye Yemisi, the campaigner of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), finished 6th successful the election.

“This is inco...