Osun Decides 2026
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UPDATED: Adeleke wins Osun governorship election, takes 19 LGAs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, has won the state governorship election, securing victory in 19 of the 30 local government areas. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes across the 30 local government areas, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, scored 444,815 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Dr Najeem…
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Osun election: Adeleke wins 19 LGAs as Oyebamiji secures 11
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won 19 of the 30 local government areas in the Osun State governorship election, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, secured victory in 11 LGAs. The results were announced during the ongoing collation of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state collation centre in Osogbo…
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Osun governorship election results as read by collation officers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Boluwaduro Local Government Total registered voters – 29797No of accredited voters- 14662ScoresA- 7118ADC- 179APC- 7050 Total valid votes – 14478Rejected votes – 177Total votes cast – 14655 Ede South Local Government Total registered voters – 67729No of accredited voters- 34011ScoresA- 26188ADC- 390APC- 6219 Total valid vote 33210Rejected vote 740Total votes cast 33950 Ife North Local…
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Osun decides: Suspected political thugs storm collation centres, open fire
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Tension gripped Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Saturday night following reports of gunshots at some collation centres and other parts of the city as results of the governorship election were being collated. At the Ataoja D Ward 4 collation centre in the Fakunle area, suspected political thugs reportedly opened fire at about 9:45 p.m.,…
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Osun Decides: EU Observers flag vote trading, BVAS failure, 323 electoral offences
The EU-SDGN Election Observation Hub has raised concerns over vote trading, intimidation and other irregularities in the 2026 Osun governorship election. The group which comprises Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), International Press Centre (IPC), Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), TAF Africa,The Kukah Centre (TKC) and Yiaga Africa, in a preliminary statement at 2pm, said 823 observers across 30 LGAs recorded…
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Osun decides: Adeleke alleges plot to withdraw security agents from polling units
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has raised the alarm over an alleged directive to withdraw security personnel from polling units and collation centres across the state as vote counting continues. Adeleke, in a statement posted on his X handle, said the development could expose voters, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other…
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Osun election: APC wins Aregbesola’s polling unit with 256 votes
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has lost his polling unit to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC polled 256 votes to secure victory at the polling unit, while the Accord Party came second with 43 votes. Aregbesola’s ADC came third, recording 13 votes.
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Osun decides: APC secures landslide win in Oyebamiji’s wife’s ward
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a landslide victory in the ward of the wife of its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. The APC polled 563 votes against 126 votes recorded by the Accord Party at Polling Unit 003, Ward 9, AUD Primary School, Atile, in Irewole Local Government Area of…
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Osun decides: INEC uploads 82.46% of election results to IReV
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded results from 3,103 of the 3,763 polling units in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by our correspondent as of 8:01 p.m. showed that the uploaded results accounted for 82.46 per cent of the total polling units in the election. INEC…
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Osun 2026: Oyebamiji urges calm as collation begins
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has urged voters and his supporters to remain calm and vigilant as the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election begins. Oyebamiji, in a post on his X account on Saturday, thanked the people of Osun State for turning out in large numbers to exercise their civic responsibility…
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