Bisi Akande Wins Polling Unit for APC in Osun Election
Chief Bisi Akande, the founding interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Osun State, won his polling unit during the governorship election held on Saturday. Akande voted at Polling Unit 12, Ward 4, in the Atogbade area of Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area.
The APC's governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, secured 181 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke, who received 121 votes at the same polling unit. Bisi Akande, affectionately known as “Baba Omokeekeeke” by his supporters, served as governor from 1999 to 2003 under the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and held the position of national chairman for the AD, Action Congress (AC), and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) from 2003 to 2014.
He became the founding interim National Chairman of the APC in 2013 following the merger of opposition parties. Akande's victory at his polling unit is significant as the APC aims to regain control of Osun State from the incumbent PDP administration.
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