Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate of has won the Osun State governorship election by scoring 255,505 votes to defeat his main rival, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 255,023 votes.
Osogbo, Prof Joseph Adeola Afuwape, the Presiding Officer The Social Democratic Party, SDP, candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore scored 128,053.
Declaring the result at the INEC office in for the election, said: “That Adegboya Oyetola of the APC, having satisfied the requirement for this election is, hereby, declared winner of the election and is hereby returned winner.”
48 political parties participated in the keenly contested election.
Summary of results
Registered Voters: 1,678,985
Accredited voters: 775687
Valid Votes: 721,621
Rejected votes: 47874
Total votes cast: 769495
Adeoti of ADP: 49,743 votes
Adeleke of PDP: 255,023
Oyetola of APC: 255,505
Omisore of SDP: 128,053
