Ademola Adeleke, the Osun West senator renowned for his dance moves, Saturday, won the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State by the slimmest of margins.
Similarly, Adegboyega Oyetola has won the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC), primaries, ahead of the governorship election in September.
Adeleke, who became senator after winning a by-election after the death of his brother in April 2017, polled 1,569 votes.
His closest challenger, Akin Ogunbiyi, polled a total of 1,562 votes, meaning Adeleke won by seven votes.
Fatai Akingbade placed third with 52 votes, while Nathaniel Oke made up the rear with three votes.
The primary election held at the GMT Hotel and Event Centre along Ring Road in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
Seriake Dickson, Governor Bayelsa State, who chaired the committee overseeing the electoral process, announced the results.
As of press time, Dickson had not revealed the total number of accredited votes for the primary election.
Eleven aspirants were originally scheduled to contest the primary, but seven of them — Adeola Durotoye, Adejare Rafiu Bello, Ayoade Adewepo, Jide Ezekiel Adeniji, Senator Ogunwale Felix Kola, Akogune Lere Oyewumi, Senator Olasunkami Akanbi Abdulrasheed — withdrew in the morning, leaving the quarter of Adeleke, Ogunbiyi, Akingbade and Oke.
Some aggrieved delegates had also in the morning alleged that the voting exercise was manipulated to favour a particular aspirant.
Adeleke would now go head-to-head with Gboyega Oyetola, who emerged candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday.
Meanwhile, Oyetola was one of 17 aspirants who participated in the exercise which took place in the 332 wards across all the Local Government Areas of the state.
Some of the other aspirants included Lasun Yusuff, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, and Dr Najeem Salam, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Dr Najeem Salam.
Others in the race included Ezekiel Oyemomi, Saka Layonu, Abdulgafar Amere, and Kunle Adegoke, among others.
Oyetola who is a cousin to Bola Tinubu is the current Chief of Staff to the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
