Incumbent Adeleke leads Osun election as INEC collates results

Incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party holds a commanding lead in the Osun State governorship election as the Independent National Electoral Commission continues collating results, though political tensions have risen amid allegations of interference. With tallies announced from all 30 local government areas, Adeleke, seeking re-election, has polled 347,730 votes. His closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, trails with 283,653 votes. The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, is a distant third with 13,143 votes.

The results show the Accord Party has won 16 local government areas, while the APC has secured eight. Adeleke established significant margins in key areas, including his home base of Ede North where he polled 35,427 votes to Oyebamiji's 10,283. In the state capital, Osogbo, Adeleke won with 36,480 votes against the APC candidate's 30,474. The final winner will be determined through INEC’s formal collation and declaration process, which incorporates the remaining uploads.

The election, which saw active participation from early morning on Saturday, August 15, 2026, was not without incidents. INEC announced the...