The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared
Ademola Adeleke of Accord a winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election held on Saturday 15th August 2026.
Declaring the election at the early hours of Sunday by the INEC returning officer, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Oye-Ekiti announced thatAdeleke polled 511,067 votes against the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji who polled 444,815, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, came third with 17,180 votes.
Adeleke out of 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State, he won 19 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured victory in the 11 Local Government Areas of the state.
Highlighting on the victory result across the state by Adeleke for his second tenure in office after a keenly fought contest in which both major contenders recorded substantial victories in their respective strongholds.
Adeleke recorded his strongest margins in Ede North and Ede South, where he polled 35,427 and 26,188 votes respectively, against Oyebamiji’s 10,283 and 6,219 votes.
He also won Ife East with 27,201 votes to Oyebamiji’s 18,600; Egbedore with 19,278 to 11,194; and Iwo with 27,085 to 19,660.
In Osogbo, the state capital, Adeleke polled 36,480 votes against Oyebamiji’s 30,474.
The declaration followed an election day that was largely orderly in several parts of the state, was also marked by reports of gunshots, alleged ballot-box snatching, arrests and accusations of attempts to manipulate results.
At Ogo/Oluwa Kitan polling unit in Osogbo, sporadic gunshots were reported during voting, sending voters and others at the scene into panic.
Witnesses who remained at the polling unit said ballot boxes were snatched during the incident. A man was also reportedly shot in the leg.
The incident disrupted voting at the location and forced voters and others at the scene to seek for safety.
There were also reports of violence and disruption of electoral activities in other parts of the state, including Ejigbo, where voting was reportedly disrupted at a polling unit associated with ADC candidate Najeem Salaam.
Before the conclusion of voting and collation, Adeleke had raised an alarm over an alleged plot by the APC to substitute authentic results from polling units with fabricated figures.
Speaking shortly after casting his ballot on Saturday election in Ede, the governor also rejected any move to transfer local government collation from designated centres to Osogbo, insisting that results should be collated at the appropriate local government centres.
Adeleke who cast his vote alongside his wife at Polling Unit 9, Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government Area also described the process as peaceful and expressed confidence in his chances
“I have voted and I ask Osun people to come out en masse to vote and defend their votes. Nobody can deny Osun people their rights to vote and be voted for.
“We have it on good authority that Osun APC has written fake results for some local governments. The APC is looking for ways to swap the fake results with the original results.
“Their plan is to move some local government collation centres to the state capital so that they can swap the results. We will resist such moves.
“All collation must be done at each local government. Under no circumstances should the local government coalition be taken to the state capital.
“I am winning this election with wide margins. I have God and the people,” he said.
It was observed that on the election day despite some challenges, voters turned out in large numbers across the state voting candidate of their of their choice.
Also,INEC officials deployed election materials and voting commenced in many locations, while security operatives maintained a strong presence, particularly in areas identified as potential flashpoints.
Adeleke cast his vote alongside his wife at Polling Unit 9, Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government Area.
Speaking shortly after voting, he described the process as peaceful and expressed confidence in his chances.
The National Treasurer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Diran Odeyemi, also commended INEC and security agencies for their handling of the election.
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