The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of the Osun governorship election, held on Saturday 16, July 2022.
Adeleke polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s, returning Officer for the Election, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe pronounced Adeleke winner having satisfied the requirements of the law.
Announcing the result, the returning officer said: “I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, hereby affirmed that I am the returning officer for the governorship election held on Saturday, July 16 and the candidate polled the following votes: Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola, APC, 375,027; Ademola Adeleke, 403,371.
“I declare that Ademola Adeleke Jackson Nurudeen, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
All the party agents signed the result sheet.
We could recall that Adeleke contested the governorship seat with the incumbent governor in 2018 and lost narrowly with 350 votes.
