#OsunDecides2026: Adeleke Takes Early Lead With 177,572 Votes as Collation Continues

OSUN STATE — Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has taken an early lead in the ongoing collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.

According to figures available from the Nigeria Elections Intelligence System, results from 303 of the state’s 332 wards had been collated as of the time of filing this report.

Adeleke is currently leading with 177,572 votes, representing 50.5 per cent of the votes so far collated.

His closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has polled 158,588 votes, representing 45.1 per cent.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, occupies the third position with 5,917 votes.

42.8% Voter Turnout Recorded

The figures released during the collation indicate that out of 845,100 registered voters in the state, 361,500 voters were accredited, representing a voter turnout of approximately 42.8 per cent.

So far, 351,500 votes have been declared valid, while 7,200 ballots were rejected.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed that 43.41 per cent of polling units had reported results as the collation process entered its concluding stages.

Governor Adeleke is seeking re-election after moving from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Accord Party ahead of the election.

INEC had cleared 14 political parties to participate in the poll after the PDP and Labour Party failed to field candidates.

Adeleke is running alongside Kola Adenusi, while APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji has Benjamin Adereti as his running mate.

With collation still ongoing across the state’s 30 Local Government Areas, attention remains focused on the outstanding results that could determine the final outcome of the closely contested election.

The final result is expected to be formally declared by INEC’s Returning Officer at the state collation centre after all outstanding results have been received and verified.

Spotlight Online News will continue to bring you updates as the Osun governorship election results emerge.

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