The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent Governor of Osun State and candidate of the Accord Party, the winner of the 2022 Osun State governorship election.
Adeleke was declared winner by the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, after the collation of results from the state’s 30 local government areas.
According to the results announced at the state collation centre, Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes.
The result gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over Oyebamiji.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Folasayo Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.
The final figures followed the collation of results from all 30 local government areas across Osun State. Reports on the local government results indicate that Adeleke won 19 LGAs, while Oyebamiji secured 11 LGAs, although the two candidates recorded substantial support in different parts of the state. (The Nation)
Adeleke’s victories included Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade and Ejigbo.
Oyebamiji, meanwhile, won in Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola-Oluwa, Ife South and Olorunda. (The Nation)
The governor’s strongest margins came in several of the local government areas he won. In Ede North, for instance, Adeleke polled 35,427 votes against Oyebamiji’s 10,283, while in Ede South, he secured 26,188 votes against the APC candidate’s 6,219.
He also recorded significant victories in Iwo, where he scored 27,085 votes against Oyebamiji’s 19,660, and Osogbo, where he polled 36,480 votes against 30,474.
Oyebamiji also recorded decisive victories in some councils, including Irewole, where he secured 29,972 votes against Adeleke’s 10,934, as well as Boripe, where he polled 19,963 votes against Adeleke’s 12,448. (Platform Times)
The declaration marks Adeleke’s successful bid for a second term as governor of Osun State.
His victory also places him among the relatively few Osun governors to secure a second elected term. Reports noted that he joins former governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Rauf Aregbesola in the state’s political history of governors winning re-election through the ballot. (Trending News)
With the official declaration, the 2026 Osun governorship election has now produced a clear winner after the completion of the collation process.
Final Result:
- Accord — Ademola Adeleke: 511,067 votes
- APC — Bola Oyebamiji: 444,815 votes
- ADC — Najeem Folasayo Salaam: 17,180 votes
Winning margin: 66,252 votes.
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