The incumbent Governor of Osun State and candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared the winner of the 2026 governorship election held across the state.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole, announced the final results at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo at about 7:50 a.m. on Sunday.
According to the results declared from the 30 local government areas of the state, Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, defeating his closest rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes.
The victory gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over Oyebamiji.
The Accord candidate won in 19 of the 30 local government areas, while the APC candidate carried 11 local government areas.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Najeem Salaam, finished in third position in the keenly contested election.
With the declaration, Adeleke secures a fresh mandate to continue as governor of Osun State.
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