The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Osun State Governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, winner of the 2026 governorship election in the state.
Adeleke polled a total of 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 444,815 votes.
The governor won in several local government areas, including Ede North, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ila, Odo-Otin, Ifedayo, Osogbo and Ayedire.
The APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won in Irewole, Isokan, Olorun, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West, Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun and Obokun Local Government Areas.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dr Najeem Salam, came third with 17,180 votes.
Results from the 30 local government areas had earlier been announced by the respective local government collation officers before the final declaration by the Returning Officer, Professor Joshua Ogunwale of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti.
