Governor Ademola Adeleke is maintaining a commanding lead in the Osun State governorship election as collation of results enters its final stage.
According to the latest results, covering 3,607 of the 3,763 polling units across the state, Adeleke has secured 511,445 votes, representing 52.31 per cent of the votes recorded.
His closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, has polled 437,308 votes, representing 44.73 per cent, leaving Adeleke with a lead of 74,137 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, is in third position with 17,015 votes, representing 1.74 per cent.
The results so far show Adeleke recording his highest local government contribution in Osogbo, where he secured 35,203 votes, while Oyebamiji also recorded his strongest showing in Osogbo with 30,060 votes.
Salam also recorded his highest contribution in Ejigbo Local Government Area, where he secured 4,798 votes.
The latest figures indicate that more than 95 per cent of polling unit results have been recorded, with 977,664 valid votes out of 997,593 total votes cast. A total of 19,929 votes were rejected.
Despite Adeleke’s lead, the results remain provisional pending the completion of the official collation process and final declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Election observers and residents are now awaiting the conclusion of the remaining collation and the formal announcement of the winner.
