Osun Election: Aregbesola Returns Amidst Drama

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today declared incumbent Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. According to the INEC, Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 22 out of 30 local government areas of the state to defeat his main challenger, Senator Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) who won in eight local government areas



Voters in Ilesa West, Ilesa East, Ejigbo, Ifelodun, Osogbo, Boripe, Irewole, Iwo, Egbedore, AtakumosaWest, Atakumosa East, Oriade, Ila, Irepodun, Orolu, Ede North, Ede South, Obokun, Aiyedire,Ifedayo, Olorunda and Aiyedade preferred Aregbesola flag bearer to Omisore and other contestants.

The PDP flag bearer won in Odo Otin, Ife Central, Ife North, Ife East, Boluwaduro, Isokan and Ife South.

Wild jubilations erupted in Osogbo and other parts of the state as the results trickled last night.

Residents took to the streets congratulating   one another on the outcome of the voting after several weeks of tension generated by the massive deployment of security operatives to the state ahead of the poll, harassment of leaders and supporters of the APC and a war of words between the APC and PDP over rigging allegations.

The APC said yesterday that as many as 250 of its supporters were arrested at different times before the election with a view to intimidating the electorate.

While APC were jubilating, PDP in a counter statement expressed dismay at "desperate bid of the All Progressive Congress to discredit the final results of the governorship election in Osun state through publication of fake election results and celebration of false electoral victory."

It said Omisore was "leading based on results collated so far and any concerted result has no basis in facts and legality. We await the official results from the electoral commission and we are convinced that the final results will confirm the electoral victory of Senator Iyiola Omisore."

TIn Ward 4, unit 1, voting commenced later as the voters complained about the slow process of election. One voter told the Nation, "The electoral officers are very slow they seem not to know how to handle the electoral process."

Breakdown of the figures declared is as follows:

Ilesha East – APC 16,116 PDP 5,913
Ilesha West – APC 15427 PDP 5,449
Atakumosa West – 6,128 PDP 5,142
Irepodun – APC 13,314 PDP 7,386
Ede South – APC 11,738 PDP 7,462
Boripe – APC 12,657 PDP 9,172
Atakumosa East – APC 9,134 PDP 6,293
Ede North – APC 15,403 PDP 10,427
Ifelodun – APC 17,447 PDP 12,476
Iwo – APC 21,093 PDP 15,435
Oriade – APC 12,523 PDP 10,214
Ejigbo – APC 9,942 PDP 4,422
Odo Otin- APC 11,950 PDP 12,902
Irewolede – APC 18,328 PDP 10,330
Ife Central – APC 9,680 PDP 24,555
Aiyedire – APC 7,834 PDP 7,828
Ila – APC 10,825 PDP 7,916
Obokun – APC 9,516 PDP 7,577
Olaoluwa – APC 7,927 PDP 4,913
Orolu – APC 8,558 PDP 6,786
Osogbo – APC 39,948 PDP 12,398
Ife East – APC 13,846 PDP 20,868
Aiyedade – APC 13,186 PDP 11,306
Ife North – APC 8,063 PDP 8,542
Ife South – APC 7,324 PDP 12,811
Egbedore – APC 10,617 PDP 7,022



TOTAL
387, 527 APC
285, 925 PDP