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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Osun governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, has emerged winner of the exercise in 17 local government areas of the state. Results of the election declared at the state collation centre in the early hours of Sunday showed that Adeleke defeated closest rival and incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola who won in 13 local government areas of the state. It is the second time Adeleke contesting the seat. He was the candidate of the party in 2018 but lost to Oyetola after the election was declared inconclusive after the first ballot. It was alleged…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says its operatives on election monitoring duties arrested three persons suspected of vote buying in the Osun gubernatorial election. Spokesperson for ICPC, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She said one Dapo Olayode was arrested by the commission’s teams at Ife North and Central Local Government Councils, Osun East Senatorial District, precisely at Polling Unit 7, Iremo Ward IV. According to the statement, Olayode was arrested with a list containing the names of voters while an Android phone was also collected from him.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has started official collation of results for the Saturday’s governorship election. FOLLOW THE RESULTS BELOW: LOCAL GOVERNMENT APC PDP BOLUWADURO 5, 649 5860 ILESA EAST 13,452 10,969 ILA LG …

The Peoples Democratic Party late Saturday warned President Muhammadu Buhari of the possibility of violence should the results of the governorship poll be manipulated. A statement signed by Dr. Akindele Adekunle Chairman, CTC PDP Osun, said it called both the president, security agencies and the diplomatic community to stop the plot to manipulate the results. “We specifically call on President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmud Yakub and service chiefs to urgently call Governor Gboyega Oyetola and other seven governors of the APC to abort their plan to steal Osun election as the consequences…

The All Progressive Congress on Saturday warned the Peoples Democratic Party against announcing fake results that could compromise the integrity of the ongoing governorship election in Osun. Ajibola Basiru, who is the Director General of the Oyetola campaign, in a statement, described as irresponsible the claim by the PDP, that it has won the election. Claiming that the claims could set the state on fire, Basiru warned the PDP to desist from making a frivolous claim. The statement noted, “It has come to our knowledge that the PDP in a statement is already claiming victory for an election whose result…

The Peoples Democratic Party has warned against any form of electoral manipulation that could jeapardise peace in Osun. The PDP, which said it is winning the ongoing governorship election said the results released so far have shown that its candidate, Ademola Adeleke has defeated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressive Congress and others. In a tweet by the party, the party asked the people to defend their votes. He said, “Good people of Osun state, it’s not over until it’s over. Defend your vote, ensure the election results are transmitted electronically to INEC server in-line with the electoral act…

Voting has been concluded in Osun as results of the governorship election trickle in. Though, most of the results are coming from sources not authorized to announce but counting have shown neck-to-neck results between the All Progressive Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. There are anxieties within the camps of the both leading parties as the results show some closeness. In Iragbiji polling unit where Governor Oyetola voted, he defeated his closest rival with as much as 450 votes scoring a total of 545 votes as against Ademola Adeleke of PDP’s 69 votes at Ward 1, polling unit 02, Iragbiji.…

Musician, David Adeleke (Davido) has reported to the Independent National Electoral Commission, alleged harassment of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ile Ife, Osun State. Davido, who took to his twitter handle, said they are not allowing people to vote in Ife. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, Ademola Adeleke is an uncle to Davido. The National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Senator Iyiola Omisore, is an indigene of Ife and is believed to have wide influence on elections in the ancient city. The PDP had earlier in a tweet complained of the same issue.

Governor of Osun, Gboyega Oyetola who is also the candidate of the All Progressive Congress arrived at his voting unit at about 10:43am accompanied by a huge crowd of supporters and residents. He arrived with his wife, Alhaja Kafaya Oyetola. Details later…

An over 100 year-old man, Mr Mustafa Olatunji, was spotted on Saturday voting at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government area of Osun, at the ongoing governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Olatunji, a Centenarian, was visibly the oldest person on the queue at the polling unit when accreditation and voting began at about 8.30 a.m. Olatunji told NAN that he had been voting since the day of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying, “voting is my civic responsibility”. According to him, I am over 100 years and I have been…