The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Osun state governor-elect and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
Prof. Kunle Ajayi, INEC National Commissioner, supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states presented the certificate to Adeleke.
Deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi, was also presented with a certificate of return at the INEC head office in Osogbo, Osun capital.
There have been unease over the delay by INEC to present him with the certificate of return despite INEC announcing that he won the election held on Saturday.
Chronicle NG reports that Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adegboyega Oyetola who garnered 375, 027 votes.
In his acceptance speech, he dedicated his victory at the poll to the memory of his late elder brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke and the people of Osun state.
Announcing the results at the INEC Collation Centre on Sunday (July 17) in Osogbo, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who was the returning officer, said that Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closet rival, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the APC, who scored 375,027 votes.
Ogundipe, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, said that the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 10,104 to come third.
He also said that the Accord Party candidate scored 4,515 and came fourth.
“I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Temitayo, hereby certify that I am the returning officer for Osun 2022 governorship election, which held on July 16, 2022.
“I hereby declare on behalf on the INEC chairman that Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.
