Jubilation in Ede as Ademola Adeleke emerges Osun governor

There is wild jubilation in Ede, the home town of Senator Ademola Adeleke, moments after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Ademola Adeleke, Sunday morning, as governor-elect after Saturday July 16, 2022 governorship election.

Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) while incumbent Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 13 LGAs.

The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced on Sunday morning that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race.

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Adeleke, popularly referred to as dancing senator, defeated Oyetola with a wide margin of 30,027, unlike in 2018 when he narrowly lost to him.

He said, “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.”

According to the total votes recorded by the electoral umpire, the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.