Ademola Adeleke Wins Second Term in Osun Governorship Election

Ademola Adeleke of the Accord party won a second term as governor of Osun State after the 15 August election, polling 511,067 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared him the winner, ahead of APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji with 444,815 votes and ADC candidate Najeem Salam with 17,180 votes. Fifteen candidates contested the poll, and Professor Joshua Ogunwale, returning electoral officer and vice‑chancellor of Federal University of Oye‑Ekiti, announced the local government results.

In Aiyedaade, Accord garnered 16,681 votes, APC 15,719, ADC 331, with 77,649 registered voters, 34,232 accredited, 33,180 valid votes, 621 rejected, and 33,801 votes cast; election was cancelled in two polling units due to overvoting. Aiyedire recorded Accord 11,073, APC 9,910, ADC 148, 45,502 registered voters, 21,419 accredited, 21,228 valid votes, 186 rejected, and 21,414 votes cast.

Atakunmosa East gave Accord 7,872, APC 9,936, ADC 333, 47,767 registered voters, 19,253 accredited, 18,442 valid votes, 381 rejected, and 18,823 votes cast; results for two polling units were cancelled after violence. Atakunmosa West yielded Accord 7,479, APC 10,037, ADC 213, 44,076 registered voters, 18,707 accredited, 17,985 valid votes, 414 rejected, and 18,399 votes cast; a disrupted ballot at Okebode PU 001 led to cancellation.

Boluwaduro showed Accord 7,118, APC 7,050, ADC 179, 29,797 registered voters, 14,662 accredited, 14,655 votes cast, and 177 rejected. Boripe returned Accord 12,448, APC 19,963, ADC 379, 81,067 registered voters, 33,943 accredited, 33,116 valid votes, 597 rejected, and 33,713 votes cast.

Ede North gave Accord 35,427, APC 10,283, 96,644 registered voters, 47,262 accredited, 46,474 valid votes, 731 rejected, and 47,205 votes cast. Ede South recorded Accord 26,188, APC 6,219, ADC 390, 67,729 registered voters, 34,011 accredited, vote cast not specified, rejected votes not specified.

Egbedore had Accord 19,278, APC 11,194, ADC 363, 67,440 registered voters, 31,867 accredited, 31,155 valid votes, 675 rejected, and 31,830 votes cast. Ejigbo returned Accord 18,458, APC 16,195, ADC 5,053, 87,676 registered voters, 41,173 accredited, 40,314 valid votes, 811 rejected, and 41,125 votes cast; three violence incidents affected 2,340 voters.

Ife Central gave Accord 21,171, APC 15,913, ADC 747, 122,454 registered voters, 39,990 accredited, 38,380 valid votes, 950 rejected, and 39,330 votes cast; two polling units were cancelled for overvoting. Ife East recorded Accord 27,201, APC 18,600, ADC 935, 128,465 registered voters, 49,065 accredited, 47,519 valid votes, 1,498 rejected, and 49,017 votes cast; no party agent signed the results sheet.

Ife North yielded Accord 13,879, APC 9,613, ADC 333, 65,718 registered voters, 24,772 accredited, 24,216 valid votes, 488 rejected, and 24,704 votes cast. Ife South returned Accord 13,507, APC 14,678, ADC data missing, 66,255 registered voters, 29,521 accredited, valid votes not specified, rejected not specified, vote cast not specified.

Ifedayo showed Accord 7,427, APC 6,836, ADC 115, 28,361 registered voters, 14,703 accredited, valid votes not specified, 254 rejected, and 14,703 votes cast. Ifelodun gave Accord 21,107, APC 18,396, ADC 509, registered voters not specified, 41,156 accredited, 40,466 valid votes, 677 rejected, and 41,143 votes cast.

Ila returned Accord 16,211, APC 12,934, ADC 259, 57,825 registered voters, 30,028 accredited, 29,605 valid votes, 416 rejected, and 30,021 votes cast. Ilesa East gave Accord 12,280, APC 16,208, ADC 504, 89,492 registered voters, accredited not specified, 29,460 valid votes, 749 rejected, and 30,209 votes cast.

Ilesa West listed collation officer Babatu but no vote totals were provided in the source material.

The results indicate that Adeleke’s strength was concentrated in urban LGAs such as Ede North and Ife East, while the APC remained competitive in several rural areas. The overall margin of 66,252 votes reflects a durable base for the Accord party across the state, despite isolated incidents of violence and overvoting that led to cancellations in a handful of polling units.