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IN PICS: Celebration in Osogbo as Adeleke clinches guber poll

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Residents of Osogbo celebrating Ademola Adeleke's re-election as Osun State Governor

There has been a massive celebration in Osogbo following the re-election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning declared Adeleke of the Accord Party as the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election.

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Announcing the final results, INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, the Vice- Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti declared Adeleke the winner.

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Ogunwole announced that the Accord Party candidate secured 511,067 while his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded 444,815 votes.

Adeleke trounced his major opponent with 66,252 votes amid wild jubilation by party supporters and residents of Osogbo.

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