INEC declares APC candidate, Oyetola winner of Osun Governorship election

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Gboyega Oyetola winner of the Osun State governorship election.

The election held on Saturday was declared inconclusive by INEC, which necessitated a rerun on Thursday.

In the rerun election, the APC polled 1,160 votes won massively in all contested wards and polling units despite outcry of alleged rigging and intimidation of the opposition party, while PDP got a paltry 325 votes.

INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Joseph Fuwape declared Oyetola winner, having polled majority of votes in the election, to defeat Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Oyetola polled 255,505 votes to defeat Adeleke, who got 255,023 votes.

According to Fuwape, “That Gboyega Oyetola, having satisfied the requirement of the law, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner.”

Results from the Re-run election

OSOGBO LGA:
Unit 17 Ataoja ward 5
APC: 299
PDP:165

OROLU LGA:
Units 1&4 ward A
APC: 280
PDP: 122

IFE SOUTH LGA:
Unit 12 ward 7
APC: 455
PDP: 36

Ife North LG

APC: 126
PDP: 02