By Kamsi Anayo
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the early hours of Sunday, emerged the winner of Osun state governorship election.
Adeleke defeated his closest rival, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to emerge winner.
According to the results announced at the collation center in Osogbo, Adeleke polled a total of 403,371 votes to defeat Governor Oyetola who scored 375,027 votes.
This followed the presentation of results from all the 332 wards and over 3,700 polling units by returning officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Professor Ogundipe.
The election was held across the 30 local government areas of the state amid tight security with political parties adopting new methods of vote-buying.
It also witnessed huge turnout of voters as the electorate trooped out enmass to cast their votes.
The candidates, who took part in yesterday’s exercise, besides Oyetola and Adeleke, include the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, of the Labour Party; Dr Oyegoke Omigbodun of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party.
Others are Munirudeen Atanda of the Action Democratic Party, ADP; Lukman Awoyemi of Allied Peoples’ Movement , APM, and Busuyi Ayowole of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP.
