President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke over his victory in Saturday’s governorship election.
Senator Adeleke defeated the incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the second position. In the result released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closest rival and the incumbent Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola who polled 375,027 votes.
Announcing the winner of the election, INEC’s Returning Officer of the Osun State governorship election, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made the declaration at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital.
However, Senator Adeleke, a native of Ede town in Ede North Local Government Area, won in 17 local governments areas while Oyetola, who hails from Iragbiji, a town in Boripe Local Government Area, won in 13 local government areas of the state.
In his congratulatory message, President Buhari said the people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot. He further stated that: “This is what democracy is all about: respect for the will of the people.”
Buhari’s Full Statement
I congratulate Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on his victory in the Osun gubernatorial election. The people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot.
This is what democracy is all about: respect for the will of the people.
The successful conduct of #OsunDecides2022 is a demonstration of the maturity and the commitment of all stakeholders, towards strengthening the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria.
I remain fully committed to leaving behind a legacy of credible elections in Nigeria.