The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun gubernatorial poll.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke polled a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 375,027 votes.

According to Ogundipe “I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen, on behalf of the chairman of INEC, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”

According to the total votes recorded by the electoral umpire, the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.

The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo LGAs.

The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs.