INEC declares PDP candidate winner of Ibadan North bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Folajimi Oyekunle, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency bye-election. The final result was announced at the Ikolaba High School in Agodi, Ibadan, where twelve electoral wards make up the constituency.

The Returning Officer, Professor Abiodun Oluwadare of the University of Ibadan, announced that Oyekunle secured the total votes to emerge victorious. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adewale Olatunji, was also in the race but fell short in the final count.

The election was conducted smoothly, and the announcement was made in the early hours of Sunday. Oyekunle's win marks a significant victory for the PDP in the constituency.