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Adeleke takes early lead as bigwigs lose polling units

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  • Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party took an early lead in the Osun State governorship election, according to provisional results from the Independent National Electoral Commission.
  • Adeleke led in multiple local government areas, including Osogbo, Oriade, Iwo, and Ede South, with significant vote margins over his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress.
  • Several prominent politicians, including former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Rauf Aregbesola, lost their polling units to Adeleke's party.

Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has established an early lead in the Osun State governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins to collate results. Provisional figures indicate Adeleke is ahead of other candidates, including Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Party (ADC).

Adeleke is leading in 19 of the 111 polling units monitored by our correspondents.

— Sunday PUNCH correspondentReporting on the vote count in Ife North Local Government Area.

INEC has uploaded 95% of the results on its Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Adeleke is leading in key local government areas such as Osogbo, Oriade, Iwo, Ede South, Ife North, Ife East, and Irepodun. For instance, in Ife North, Adeleke secured 2,043 votes compared to Oyebamiji's 1,386. Similar leads were observed in other wards and local government areas, with Adeleke winning multiple wards in Irepodun and securing significant vote counts in Ife East, Oriade, Osogbo, Iwo, and Ede South.

Adeleke polled 2,043 votes, while APC’s Oyebamiji scored 1,386 votes; ADC’s Salaam polled 51 votes.

— Sunday PUNCH correspondentSpecific vote count from Ife North Local Government Area.

The election also saw defeats for prominent political figures at their respective polling units. Former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who supports Oyebamiji, lost his polling unit in Okuku to Adeleke. Additionally, ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola, a leader of the ADC, saw his polling unit in Ilesa East won by the APC after a brief disruption during voting.

Adeleke secured victory in three wards, while Oyebamiji secured victory in two wards.

— Sunday PUNCH correspondentVote outcome in Irepodun Local Government Area.
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