APC governorship candidate in Osun State
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Gboyega Oyetola winner of the Osun State governorship election.
The election held on Saturday was declared inconclusive by INEC, which necessitated a rerun on Thursday.
INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Joseph Fuwape declared Oyetola winner, having polled majority of votes in the election, to defeat Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Oyetola polled 255,505 votes to defeat Adeleke, who got 255,023 votes.
In the rerun election, the APC polled 1,160 votes won massively in all contested wards and polling units despite outcry of alleged rigging and intimidation of the opposition party, while PDP got a paltry 325 votes.
Results from the Re-run election
Oshogbo ward 5, unit 17: Registered voters: 884 Accredited voters: 473 APC: 299 PDP: 165 Valid votes: 467 Votes cast: 473
Orolu LGA Accredited voters: 419 APC: 280 PDP: 122 Valid votes: 411 Rejected votes: 8
Ife South Polling units 10 and 12 Registered voters: 1314 Accredited voters: 515 APC 455 PDP 36 Total votes cast: 515 Rejected: 13
Ife North Registered voters: 353 Accredited voters: 133 APC: 126 PDP: 2 Total votes cast: 133 Rejected votes: 4