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APC, Oyetola ‘labour in vain’ as Adeleke wins Osun governorship election

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Osun Electoral Tribunal sacks Adeleke
Ademola Adeleke

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Osun State governorship election.

Adeleke defeated Gboyega Oyetola the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls held on Saturday.

The PDP candidate won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Osun State, in the election.

Oyetola won in the remaining 13 LGAs, according to results announced by INEC on Sunday morning.

The collation and announcement of results were held at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital.

READ: Adeleke leads in Osun, wins 9 LGAs, Oyetola 4

In total Oyetola of the APC polled 375,027 votes while Adeleke of the PDP claimed 403,371 votes.

Adeleke, a former senator and younger brother to the state’s first governor, Isiaka Adeleke, defeated Oyetola, by a margin of 28,344 votes.

His victory puts a lie to the ‘prophesy’ by the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who had boasted during the mega rally campaign in support of Oyetola, that the opposition parties, including the PDP, will labour in vain.

Tinubu had insisted that Oyetola and APC were going to carry the day.

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