Jubilation erupted in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, following the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the August 15 Osun governorship election.
INEC, in the early hours of Sunday, declared Adeleke, the candidate of Accord (A), the winner of the governorship election, securing his second term in office.
Announcing the result at the INEC headquarters in Osogbo on Sunday, the governorship election Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwale, said Adeleke scored 511,067 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes.
In his words: “I, Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwale, hereby declare the candidate of Accord, Ademola Jackson Adeleke, the winner of the election, having satisfied the requirements.”
Shortly after the announcement, his supporters took to the streets to celebrate.
Speaking, a resident, Taiwo Oloyede, who expressed happiness at the outcome of the election, commended INEC for a job well done.
He also commended President Bola Tinubu for giving the electoral umpire a free hand and particularly for his intervention when the state government’s account was frozen.
