Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has defeated the incumbent Governor Adeboyega Oyetola in the election held on Saturday.
The Returning Officer, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who is also the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos returned Adeleke, having scored the required number of votes and in fulfillment of the extant laws.
He made the declaration in Osogbo on Sunday morning.
The PDP candidate won in 17 out of thirty Local Governments Areas with 403,371 votes to defeat APC’s Oyetola who won in 13 LGAs with 375,027 votes.
Action Democratic Party came distant third with 10,104.
Speaking at the Collation Center at the ÍNEC, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof AbdulGaniyy Raji thanked residents of Osun state for living up to their billing by conducting themselves in peaceful manner.
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