JUST IN: INEC Presents Certificate Of Return To Ademola Adeleke

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificate of return to Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

Gatekeepers News reports that the certificate presentation was by the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, and preceded by the Deputy Governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi on Wednesday.

It was earlier reported that Adeleke emerged the winner of the Saturday, July 16 poll, securing 403, 371 votes to defeat the sitting Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 375, 027 votes.

Adeleke, in his acceptance speech after receiving the certificate at a brief ceremony held at Osun INEC head office in Osogbo, dedicated his victory at the poll to the memory of his late elder brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, and the people of Osun state.

The PDP had won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.

Although many believed the Osun governorship election was a two-horse race between Oyetola and Adeleke, no fewer than 15 political parties partook in the election.

Other candidates included Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party; Lasun Yusuff of Labour Party; Oyegoke Omigbodun of Social Democratic Party; Segun Awojide of African Action Congress; Kehinde Atanda of Action Democratic Party; Awoyemi Lukuman of Allied Peoples Movement; Adebayo Elisha of All Peoples Party; and Adeleke Adedapo of Boot Party.

Rasaq Saliu of New Nigeria Peoples Party; Abede Samuel of National Rescue Movement; Ayowole Adedeji of Peoples Redemption Party; Ademola Adeseye of Young Peoples Party; and Adesuyi Olufemi of Zenith Labour Party also participated in the election.

The election was held across 3,763 units in the 30 LGAs of the state and witnessed a huge voter turnout and was largely peaceful.