Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has been declared the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Adeleke was formally declared winner early Sunday at the state collation centre in Osogbo after INEC completed the aggregation of results from all 30 local government areas.
The incumbent governor polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 444,815 votes. African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Najeem Salaam finished third with 17,180 votes.
The final results showed that Adeleke secured victory in 19 of Osun State’s 30 LGAs, while Oyebamiji won 11 LGAs.
Adeleke’s winning LGAs were Boluwaduro, Ede South, Ife North, Ilesa West, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Orolu, Osogbo, Oriade, Odo-Otin, Ife East, Ifelodun, Iwo, Ede North, Ila, Aiyedire, Egbedore, Aiyedaade and Ejigbo.
Oyebamiji won Ilesa East, Boripe, Irepodun, Obokun, Atakunmosa West, Irewole, Atakunmosa East, Isokan, Ola Oluwa, Ife South and Olorunda.
The election recorded 2,339,544 registered voters, with 1,010,684 accredited voters and 985,079 valid votes.
With the declaration, Adeleke secures another term as Osun State governor after defeating the APC challenger in a closely contested governorship election.
