Accord Party wins Ife Central LGA in Osun governorship election

The Accord Party has secured a significant victory in the Ife Central Local Government Area during the Osun governorship election, unseating the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Accord Party garnered 21,171 votes, establishing a substantial lead over the APC's 15,913 votes.

This result was announced at the Ife Central LGA collation center late Saturday. A total of 39,330 votes were cast out of 39,990 accredited voters in the local government area. Of these, 38,380 votes were declared valid, while 950 were rejected. The Accord Party's win gives its candidate, incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, a notable advantage over the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.

Results from all 30 local government areas of Osun State are being announced sequentially at their respective collation centers. Voting commenced across the state on Saturday morning. While voter turnout was described as impressive in some LGAs, others experienced low turnout. Reports also emerged of vote trading at polling units across the state.

Fifteen political parties are participating in the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indicates that Osun State has 2,399,233 registered voters, with 1,906,390 having collected their Permanent Voter Cards. The ongoing announcement of results is expected to culminate in the final ratification at INEC's Central collation center in Osogbo.