Osun Election: Adeleke wins 19 LGAs, Oyebamiji takes 11

Incumbent Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the governorship election held on Saturday. The results were presented by the state’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Osogbo on Sunday.

Adeleke won 19 local government areas, while the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won 11. Adeleke recorded some of his strongest performances in his traditional strongholds, including Ede North, Osogbo, Ede South, Iwo and Ife East. LGAs won by Adeleke The Accord Party candidate won the following 19 local government areas: Ede North: Adeleke — 35,427; Oyebamiji — 10,283 Osogbo: Adeleke — 36,480; Oyebamiji — 30,474 Ede South: Adeleke — 26,188; Oyebamiji — 6,219 Iwo: Adeleke — 27,085; Oyebamiji — 19,660 Ife East: Adeleke — 27,201; Oyebamiji — 18,600 Ife Central: Adeleke — 21,171; Oyebamiji — 15,913 Ifelodun: Adeleke — 21,107; Oyebamiji — 18,396 Oriade: Adeleke — 21,343; Oyebamiji — 14,863 Egbedore: Adeleke — 19,278; Oyebamiji — 11,194 Odo Otin: Adeleke — 18,003; Oyebamiji — 15,435 Ilesa West: Adeleke — 16,196; Oyebamiji — 12,756 Ila: Adeleke — 16,211; Oyebamiji — 12,934 Ayedaade: Adeleke — 16,681; Oyebamiji — 15,719 Ife North: Adeleke — 13,879; Oyebamiji — 9,613 Orolu: Adeleke — 12,352; Oyebamiji — 10,622 Boluwaduro: Adeleke — 7,118; Oyebamiji — 7,050 Ayedire: Adeleke — 11,073; Oyebamiji — 9,910 Ifedayo: Adeleke — 7,427; Oyebamiji — 6,836 Ejigbo: Adeleke — 18,458; Oyebamiji — 16,195 LGAs won by APC Oyebamiji led in 11 local government areas, including several areas where the APC traditionally enjoys substantial support.

The APC won Ilesa East with 16,208 votes against Adeleke’s 12,280; Boripe with 19,963 against 12,448; Irepodun with 15,713 against 14,504; and Obokun with 16,120 against 12,023. Oyebamiji also won in Atakumosa West, Irewole, Atakumosa East, Isokan, Olaoluwa, Ife South and Olorunda. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) generally recorded significantly lower figures, although it secured 5,053 votes in Ejigbo, its strongest showing among the figures supplied.

The post Full list: 19 Osun LGs where Adeleke won governorship election appeared first on Vanguard News. By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Following the conclusion of collation of results at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has won 19 of the 30 local government areas in the state. The results were collated in the early hours of Sunday by the respective Local Government Area (LGA) collation officers following the conclusion of voting on Saturday.

Adeleke won in Ede-North, Ede-South, Osogbo, Ife-Central, Ife-East, Ila, Boluwaduro, Irepodun, Ayedire, Ejigbo and Ayedaade LGAs. He also won in Ifelodun, Ife-North, Ilesa-West, Egbedore, Orolu, Oriade, Ifedayo, Odo-Otin and Iwo LGAs. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won in Olorunda, Irewole, Ilesa-East, Ife-South, Ola-Oluwa, Isokan, Boripe, Obokun, Atakumosa-West and Atakumosa-East LGAs.

However, Irepodun was listed among both Adeleke’s and Oyebamiji’s winning LGAs in the supplied copy and should be verified against the official collation sheet. The Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, is yet to formally declare the winner. The declaration will follow the completion of the final collation and verification of the results by INEC.