News Alert: Adeleke of PDP declared winner of Osun poll by INEC

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Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP has been declared winnder of the Osun governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the early hours of Sunday.

The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe made the announcement. According to him Adeleke amass a total of 403,371 votes defeating the incumbent APC governor, Adegboyega Oyetola who secured 375,027 votes in a highly contested electoral race.

He declared:

I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen, on behalf of the chairman of INEC, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.

From the election INEC declared that the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.

The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo LGAs.

The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs.

According to our source, The PUNCH Adeleke and his nephew, David Adeleke (Davido), were sighted in an online video celebrating an early lead as the counting commenced.

Details later...

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