August 16, 2026 | 11:15 am
Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his support during the August 15 Osun governorship election, and said he expects his main challenger, Bola Oyebamiji, to reach out with a congratulatory message.Speaking in a video posted by News Central on Sunday, moments after INEC declared him winner, Adeleke said there was _“no victor, no vanquished”_ in the poll._“Yes. This is no victor, no vanquished. I want them to come over.
I am expecting Oyebamiji to, as a civilised person, call me and congratulate me,”_ he said.The governor also thanked President Tinubu for calling to congratulate him. _“I want to seize this opportunity to thank Mr. President. Mr. President has called me and he has congratulated me.
And I thank you, Mr. President, for making sure democracy lives on, because you fought for it, Mr. President,”_ Adeleke stated.Adeleke was declared winner at 7:24 am on Sunday by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole.
The Accord Party candidate scored 511,067 votes to defeat APC’s Oyebamiji who got 444,815 votes.Adeleke won 19 of the 30 LGAs, while Oyebamiji won 11. ADC’s Najeem Salam came third with 17,180 votes.The victory secures Adeleke a second term.
He was first elected in 2022 on the PDP platform before defecting to the Accord Party for the 2026 election.On whether he doubted his victory, Adeleke credited his confidence to his faith: _“No, no, no. I have a God who never fails. I have a God who never fails. Jesus never fails forevermore.”_
