Osun Election: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Winner, Buhari, Atiku, others congratulate him
Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) beat 14 other contenders to win the Osun State governorship election.
He was declared the winner by the electoral umpire which revealed that PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared him a winner after the Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced Adeleke’s victory over the incumbent Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress.
Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating Oyetola who got 375,027 votes in a tightly contested race.
“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,” Ogundipe said.
The PDP also 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.
Meanwhile, the APC, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs.
“With the election over, the President expresses the conviction that the people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot, and the will of the people must always matter and be respected in a democracy,” President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
“President Buhari notes that the successful conduct of the election is further testimony to the maturity and commitment of all stakeholders – the electoral body, security agencies, political parties, the media, civil society, and the electorate – to further strengthen the integrity of the electoral process in the country.
“The President reassures the nation that the commitment of this administration towards having credible elections remains unshaken.”
Atiku in a statement congratulated Senator Adeleke, saying the polls show that power truly belongs to the people.
“Light has come to Osun. Congratulations, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on a well-fought victory.
“Also, hearty congratulations to the PDP family and all stakeholders who came together to make this possible.
“Most importantly, congratulations to the great people of Osun State for proving that power indeed belongs to the people,” Atiku stated.
It would be recalled that nearly four years after failing, by a small margin, in his bid to govern Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has overcome the biggest obstacle to his dream.
On Saturday, he achieved a hard-fought victory over the state’s incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state’s governorship election.
But the election was considered generally peaceful witnessed vote-buying incidences. According to the anti-graft agency, the three suspects were arrested through actionable intelligence and digital means, and all three will be prosecuted.
