Osun decides: Adeleke wins re-election with 511,067 votes

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has won the 2026 governorship election, securing a second term in office on the platform of the Accord Party.

According to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes, representing 50.8 per cent of votes cast statewide.

His closest rival, All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Oyebamiji, finished second with about 44.2 per cent of the vote.

The election was held on Saturday, August 15, across Osun State, with results collated from all 30 local government areas before Adeleke’s victory was confirmed.