Adeleke Wins Landslide Victory at Osun Polling Unit
On Saturday, during the ongoing governorship election in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke, representing the Accord Party, won decisively at his polling unit located in Ward 02, Polling Unit 009, Abogunde Compound, Ede North, with a total of 421 votes. In contrast, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, garnered only 29 votes at the same unit.
The announcement of Adeleke's victory led to celebrations among his supporters present at the polling unit. However, Oyebamiji countered this success by winning at his polling unit in Boluwaduro Local Government Area, where he received 68 votes compared to Adeleke's 39 votes.
Voting commenced at approximately 9 a.m. and concluded around 2:30 p.m. across various polling units. A total of 15 candidates are contesting in this election, with 2,339,233 registered voters participating, as reported by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Both leading candidates expressed confidence in their chances as the election progressed.
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