Osun 2022: Oyetola Declared Winner Of APC Primary

Osun State Governor, South-West Nigeria, Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election held on Saturday.

Gatekeepers News reports that the chairman of the primary election committee and Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman said Oyetola polled 222,169 votes to emerge winner.

He added that former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, polled 12,921 to finish in second place, while former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, polled 460 votes.

He further added that the total registered voters for the exercise stood at 408,697, while those accredited for was 247,207.

AbdulRazaq also stated that the total of valid votes cast was 235,550.

“I, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, Chairman of Osun Direct Primary committee, hereby certify that Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola, having secured the highest number of votes in the election, is hereby declared winner”, he said.

AbdulRazaq, who led a seven-man committee for the primary, had promised a free, fair and credible exercise.

AbdulRazaq said the primary was peaceful, as against speculation of violence before the poll.

Meanwhile, there was heavy presence of security personnel around Osogbo and other major towns. Nigeria Police officers and other security personnel were positioned in strategic locations to maintain law and order during and after the primary.