- Odibo Victory
Jubilation has erupted across Osun State as the Accord Party Governorship Candidate, Ademola Adeleke, emerged victorious in the state’s governorship election, securing re-election for a second term.
As captured in a video by an NPO Correspondent, the supporters were seen chanting songs of victory while praising Adeleke.
NPO Reported that Adeleke won the poll with a total vote of 511,067, defeated his closest rival and Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who recorded a total of 444,815 votes.
The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, came third with 17,180 votes.
Following an overnight collation of results across the 30 Local Government Areas in Osun, the total result of the election was announced around 7:20am on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commissions’, INEC, Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole.
The returning officer announced the total votes recorded by each political party after which he declared Adeleke winner of the poll.
‘That Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.’ Ogunwole announced.
Just as Adeleke and his team celebrates in their election observation room, thousands of Osun residents also took to the street on Sunday morning to celebrate the re-election of the governor.
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