Osun l 2022: Adeleke In Early Lead, Clears 17 Local Govts
Vondigest reports that Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in early lead and may likely emerge the winner of Saturday, July 16, Osun gubernatorial election going by the number of votes that have been counted in the local governments.
However, INEC official, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, who is the Returning Officer for the Osun 2022 gubernatorial election is yet to officially announce any winner.
Ademola Adeleke polled a total of 403,364 votes while his close rival, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also polled 364,827 votes.
Adeleke has won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State.
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola who is the incumbent governor of the state and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, however, won in the remaining 13 LGAs.
With the anticipated victory, the alleged grudge between Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his closest rival, Ademola Adeleke may have been brought to a conclusive climax.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently collating the results of the governorship election conducted yesterday.
The collation exercise commenced in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital.
According to vote counts, Adeleke won with massive gaps in local governments where he emerged winner.
