The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gboyega Oyetola, as the Governor-elect of Osun State.
The rerun of the Osun State governorship election was held in seven polling units across four council areas on Thursday with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gboyega Oyetola, beating the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke.
The returning officer, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, declared that the APC candidate, Oyetola, won the governorship election by scoring a total number of 255,505 votes while Adeleke of the PDP polled 255,023 votes.
This was, however, met with protests by Adeleke, the PDP, and the Coalition of United Political Parties, among others.
Adeleke had won the main election on Saturday with 353 votes after polling 254,698 against Oyetola’s 254,345. On Thursday, both candidates relied on 2,637 votes in the seven units where the Independent National Electoral Commission had declared rerun to win the final contest
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APC126
PDP 002
IFE SOUTH OLODE
APC 283
PDP 015
ALUTI ERIN
APC 172
PDP 021
IFON OROLU KAJOLA.
APC 111
PDP 003
GBOGBO.
APC 041
PDP 064
IDIYA
APC. 128
PDP 055
OSOGBO
APC. 299
PDP. 165
RE-RUN TOTAL
APC. 1,160
PDP. 325
FINAL RESULT APC. 255,505 PDP. 255,023
482 VOTE difference
