PDP’s Adeleke Wins Osun Senatorial By-Election

Dr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] has won Saturday’s senatorial by-election in Osun State.

To emerge winner of the election contested by 11 political parties, Adeleke polled a total of 97,480 votes, winning the highest number of votes in 9 of the 10 Local Government Areas of the district.

His closest challenger, Senator Mudashiru Husain of the All Progressives Congress [APC], polled 66,116 votes to come second. He won in one local government area.

Dr Ademola Adeleke won in Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Iwo, Ola-Oluwa, Ayedire, Irewole, Ayedaade and Isokan

The PDP candidate also has substantial vote in one other local government won by the All Progressives Congress.

Meanwhile Senator Mudashiru Husain on his part won clearly in Ejigbo.

Below are results of the senatorial poll as released by INEC officials in different local governments in the district after counting of votes.

AYEDIRE
APC: 5360
PDP: 5,789

EDE NORTH:
APC: 2784
PDP: 18,559

EDE SOUTH:
APC: 2096
PDP: 13,406

EJIGBO:
APC:12, 229
PDP: 9,723

IWO:
APC: 12,205
PDP: 12,547

IREWOLE:
APC: 8,952
PDP: 9096

OLA-OLUWA:
APC: 5,316
PDP: 5,618

EGBEDORE:
APC: 4,768
PDP: 7,142

AYEDAADE:
APC: 7,179
PDP: 9,061

ISOKAN:
APC: 5,227
PDP: 6,539