The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord party winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election.
According to the final results announced on Sunday at the INEC state headquarters in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who scored 444,815 votes.
With this victory, Governor Adeleke will serve a second and final four-year term in office.
The declaration triggered celebrations across Osun as supporters poured into the streets, with jubilations at the INEC complex and in communities across the state.
In Ede, Governor Adeleke’s hometown, residents, party faithful and well-wishers gathered in large numbers to celebrate the win.
In his acceptance remarks, Governor Adeleke thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his congratulatory message. He also called on the APC Candidate Bola Oyebamiji to accept the outcome of the election and reach out in the spirit of democracy.
INEC is expected to issue the governor -elect with a certificate of return in the coming days.
Governor Ademola Adeleke now becomes only the second governor in Osun State’s history, since its creation, to win re-election.