Gov Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party has been declared winner of the Osun State Governorship Election.

According to starhaventv correspondent, the State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, declared the result of the poll in the early hours of today.

Adeleke polled a total number of 511, 067, to defeat his closest viral Bola Oyebamiji of the APC with 444, 815 votes.

The Incumbent Governor won in Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ayedire, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Osogbo and Ayedire local government areas.

Oyebamiji, however, won in Irewole, Isokan, Olorunda, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa West, Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun and Obokun local government areas.

Shortly after agents of the political parties have signed the results of the election, the Returning Officer declared Adeleke of the Accord Party as the winner of the poll.

“That Ademola Nurudeen-Jackson Adeleke having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declare the winner of the August 15 Governorship election and returned elected,” Ogunwole said.

However, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC in the poll, Najeem Salaam, came third in the poll.

WRT/CA