The counting of votes has commenced in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State held today in 30 local government areas.
Official ward results showed that the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are in a tight race.
Though 15 political parties participated in the election, the top contenders are the candidate of APC, Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the candidate of the PDP, Ademola Adeleke.
This is the second time the two candidates would be meeting.
Both Oyetola and Adeleke contested for the Osun governorship seat in 2018, which Oyetola won after a rerun.
After the rerun election which took place in seven units, Oyetola won seven, while Adeleke won one.
At the end of the rerun, Oyetola polled 255,505 votes while the PDP candidate scored a total of 255,023 votes.
Although Adeleke had led Oyetola with 353 votes at the end of the first round of ballots, but after the rerun, Oyetola won with 482 votes.
Some of the ward results are from Osogbo, Boripe, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Irewole, Ede, Olorunda, and Ife.
The PUNCH had reported that 15 political parties are participating in the election, while 1,955,657 registered voters will decide the fate of the candidates.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had also said the election would take place in 332 registration areas across the 30 local government areas of the state.
I’ll win again -Oyetola
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola expressed confidence that he would win the governorship election after casting his vote at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School, Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government Area.
The governor said he was happy with the turnout of voters, especially at his polling unit.
He said the election process was transparent, adding that this encouraged voters to come out en-masse to vote.
His polling unit had 1,457 registered voters.
I’ll be next Osun governor -Adeleke
Adeleke also expressed confidence in becoming the next governor of Osun State.
The PDP gov candidate cast his vote at 8.50 a.m at Ward 2 polling Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government area of Osun.
Adeleke commended INEC for making the accreditation processes and voting smooth and easy.
He also commended the security personnel for their commitment towards ensuring the safety of lives and property in the ongoing governorship election.
Ede North has a total registered voter of 71, 750 for the governorship election, with 151 polling units and 11 registration areas.
Also, Ede South has 54, 880 registration voters, with 89 polling units and 10 registration areas.
Tinubu leaves Osun, meets APC speakers in Abuja
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has left Osun State where a governorship election is holding.
The PUNCH gathered that the APC National Leader met with House of Assembly Speakers from the party on Saturday in Abuja.
During the meeting, Tinubu promised the speakers active roles in his campaigns ahead of the 2023 general election.
Speakers at the meeting are Mudashiru Obasa of Lagos State, Olakunke Oluomo of Ogun State, Idris Garba of Jigawa State, Kennedy Ibeh of Imo State, Eteng Williams of Cross River State, Funminiyi Afuye of Ekiti State, and Oleyelogun Bamidele of Ondo State.
Others are Abdulkarim Lawan of Borno, Abdullahi Bawa Wuse of Niger, Ahmed Lawan Mirwa of Yobe, Musa Maigari of Katsina, and Siddi Buba, deputy speaker of Gombe.
Tinubu commended the Speakers for the earlier roles they played ahead of his emergence as the presidential candidate of the party.
He also used the opportunity to explain why he chose a former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, to be his running mate.
FINAL RESULTS FOR OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Osun State .
A: 395
AAC: 130
ADP: 617
APC: 22,952
APM: 55
APP: 47
BP: 18
LP: 79
NNPP: 22
NRM: 48
PDP: 30,401
PRP: 70
SDP: 62
YPP: 79
ZLP: 22
OROLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IFON-OSUN, OSUN STATE.
A : 69
AAC: 55
ADP: 271
APC: 9928
APM:21
APP:14
BP: 15
LP: 32
NNPP: 04
NRM: 14
PDP: 10282
PRP: 18
SDP: 09
YPP: 23
ZLP: 10
Atakumosa West LGA official result
A- 75
AAC- 35
ADP-178
APC- 6601
APM-25
APP-19
BP-4
LP-13
NNPP-9
NRM-21
PDP-7750
PRP-29
SDP-11
YPP-22
ZLP-2
Ilesa West LGA Election Results
A: 106
AAC: 77
ADP: 407
APC: 10,777
APM: 48
APP: 22
BP: 09
LP: 40
NNPP: 13
NRM: 16
PDP: 13,769
PRP: 45
SDP: 21
YPP: 33
ZLP: 20
Final Results for Ifelodun LGA
Registered voters : 80,021
Accredited voters : 34,860
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A – 65
AAC – 93
ADP – 487
APC – 16,068
APM – 45
APP – 13
BP – 07
LP – 18
NNPP – 13
NRM – 17
PDP – 17,107
PRP – 31
SDP – 12
YPP – 47
ZLP – 13
Total Ife Central LGA Election Results
A: 202
AAC: 145
ADP: 374
APC: 17880
APM: 59
APP: 21
BP: 10
LP: 134
NNPP: 14
NRM: 29
PDP: 13532
PRP: 42
SDP: 50
YPP: 44
ZLP: 08
