GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the All. Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola has won the Osun State governorship election by scoring 255505 votes to defeat his main rival, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 255023 votes.
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore scored 128053. Declaring the result at the INEC office in Osogbo under heavy security presence, the Presiding Officer for the election, Prof Joseph Adeola Afuwape said: “That Adegboya Oyetola of the APC, having satisfied the requirement for this election is, hereby, declared winner of the election and is hereby returned winner.”
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Summary of results Registered Voters: 1,678,985 Accredited voters: 775687 Valid Votes : 721,621 Rejected votes: 47874 Total votes cast`; 769495 Adeoti of ADP: 49,743 votes Adeleke of PDP: 255023 Oyetola of APC: 255,505 Omisore of SDP: 128053
