Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji polled 444,815 votes, which was 66,252 votes less than the 511,067 garnered by Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, who won his re-election in style, according to official results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday morning. The victory makes Adeleke twice lucky in three attempts and the second person to be re-elected in the state after Engr Rauf Aregbesola.
Adeleke, who in 2022 ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, beat then incumbent APC Governor, Gboyega Oyetola. He polled 403,371 votes and won 17 councils compared to Oyetola’s 375,027 votes and 13 councils.