The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the winner of the August 9 governorship election in Osun State.
Gov. Aregbesola, according to the electoral body scored 394,864 number of votes to beat the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Sen. Iyiola Omisore, who scored 292,750 while the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Fatai Akinbade is third with a very wide margin as compared with the APC & PDP candidates.
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is the winner of #OsunDecides
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Aregbesola won in 24 local government areas of the 30 local government areas in the state while his closest rival and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyiola Omisore won in the remaining six local government areas.
Aregbesola won in Ifedayo, Boripe, Orolu, Atakunmosa West, Ilesa West, and Ilesa East. He also won in Ayedade, Ayedire, Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo, Ifelodun, Ila, Irepodun, Irewole, Iwo, Obokun, Ola Oluwa, Olorunda, Oriade, and Osogbo local government areas.
Omisore emerged winner in Odo-Otin, Bolowaduro, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife South, Isokan, and Iwo LGAs.