The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2022 Osun governorship election.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said Adeleke won in 17 of the 30 local government areas to defeat his closest rival, incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The 17 local government areas won by PDP are; Boluwaduro, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Ifelodun, Ilesa West, Odo-Otin, Obokun, Orolu, Olorunda, Ife North, Irepodun, Oriade, Ede South, Ejigbo, Ede North and Egbedore.
While APC won Ilesa East, Ayedaade, Boripe, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Boripe, Ola-Oluwa, Iwo, Isokan, Irewole, Atakumosa East and Ife East.
Announcing the results at the INEC Collation Centre on Sunday in Osogbo, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who was the returning officer, said that Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closet rival, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the APC, who scored 375,027 votes.
Ogundipe, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, said that the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 10,104 to come third.
He also said that the Accord Party candidate scored 4,515 and came fourth.
“I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Temitayo, hereby certify that I am the returning officer for Osun 2022 governorship election, which held on July 16, 2022.
“I hereby declare on behalf on the INEC chairman that Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.
A Party -4515
AAC – 2148
ADP – 10104
APC – 375,027
APM – 1222
APP – 601
BP – 374
LP – 2729
NNPP – 393
NRN – 777
PDP – 403,371
PRP – 1007
SDP – 515
YPP – 1303
ZLP – 364
Adeleke narrowly lost out to Oyetola four years ago after the election went to run off but he has now won with a margin of 28, 344 votes.
Below is a breakdown of collated results from the 30 LGAs below:
Ife East LG
APC – 19,353
PDP – 18,071
Ife South LG
APC – 12,481
PDP – 9,116
Aiyedaade LG
APC – 14,527
PDP – 13,380
Atakunmosa East LG
APC – 7,449
PDP – 6,992
Irewole LG
APC – 18,198
PDP – 14,216
Egbedore LG
APC – 9,228
PDP – 13,230
Ede North LG
APC – 9,603
PDP – 23,931
Ede South LGA
APC – 5,704
PDP – 19,438
Ejigbo LG
APC – 14,355
PDP – 18,065
Isokan LG
APC – 10,833
PDP – 10,777
Iwo LGA
APC – 17,421
PDP – 16,914
Ola Oluwa LGA
APC – 9,123
PDP – 7,205
Ori Ade LG
APC – 14,189
PDP – 15,947
Irepodun LG
APC – 12,122
PDP – 14,369
Ife Central LG
APC – 17,880
PDP – 13,532
Ifedayo LG
APC – 5,016
PDP – 4,730
Ife North LG
APC – 9,964
PDP – 10,359
Olorunda LG
APC – 18,709
PDP – 21,350
Orolu LG
APC – 9,928
PDP – 10,282
Obokun LG
APC – 9,727
PDP – 13,575
Boripe LG
APC – 21,205
PDP – 7,595
Odo Otin LG
APC – 13,482
PDP – 14,003
Aiyedire LG
APC – 7,868
PDP – 7,402
Ilesha West LG
APC – 10,777
PDP – 13,769
Ifelodun LG
APC – 16,068
PDP – 17,107
Atakunmosa West LG
APC – 6,601
PDP – 7,750
Ila LG
APC – 11,163
PDP – 13,036
Osogbo LG
APC – 22,952
PDP – 30,401
Ilesha East LG
APC – 13,452
PDP – 10,969
Boluwaduro LG
APC – 5,649
PDP – 5,869
