The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, 16 August 2026, officially declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party (A) the winner of the Osun State governorship election.

Naija News reports that Adeleke who is seeking second term in office won nineteen local government areas, while his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won eleven local goverment areas.

Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) claimed a distant third.

Total of the announced results shows that Mr Adeleke has a total of 511,067 votes while Oyebamiji has 444,815 votes, a difference of 66,256 votes.

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