BREAKING: INEC Declares Ademola Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

BREAKING: INEC Declares Ademola Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

Incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke has been officially declared the winner of the Osun State Governorship Election, securing his re-election for a second term.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) State Returning Officer, Joshua Ogunwole, announced the final certified results on Sunday morning following an overnight collation exercise in Osogbo.

Final Certified Election Results
According to official figures released by [Channels Television’s INEC data breakdown](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcF4FnqlvK5/), the final vote counts for the top three candidates are:

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* Ademola Adeleke (Accord Party): 511,067 votes 🏆 (Declared Winner)
* Bola Oyebamiji (All Progressives Congress – APC): 444,815 votes
* Najeem Salaam (Action Democratic Congress – ADC): 17,180 votes
* Total Valid Votes Cast: 985,079 votes [1, 2]
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Key Local Government Area (LGA) Triumphs
The race concluded with Adeleke securing a constitutional spread by winning 19 out of the 30 LGAs across the state, while Oyebamiji claimed the remaining 11 LGAs:

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* Ede South: Adeleke won his home base decisively with 26,188 votes compared to Oyebamiji’s 6,219.
* Irewole: Oyebamiji dominated his own home LGA, securing 29,972 votes over Adeleke’s 10,934.
* Ejigbo: Despite being the home of ADC candidate Najeem Salaam, Adeleke won the LGA with 18,458 votes, beating out the APC (16,195) and leaving Salaam in third place with 5,053.

* Ilesa East: Oyebamiji won a major symbolic victory at the polling unit of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, carrying the LGA with 16,208 votes over Adeleke’s 12,280.
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Field Violations & Disruption Metrics
While the electronic collation via the IReV portal provided transparency, observers noted a tense atmosphere:

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* Overvoting Cancellations: Official results in areas like Boluwaduro, Ayedaade, and polling unit 006 were partially cancelled or adjusted due to localized overvoting.
* Violence: Armed thugs disrupted voting at Ward 04, Unit 13 in Ejigbo, resulting in scattered materials and a brief halt to the count before security intervention.
* Vote Trading: Independent watchdogs reported widespread instances of open cash-for-votes transactions across multiple rural polling stations.
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The final certified details and reactions can be followed via