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Osun Election: Governor Oyetola Reacts To Result

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded Osun governorship election, who is also the incumbent governnor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has said the leadership of the party are still studying the results of the poll.

Senator Adeleke had polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729.

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Senator Adeleke won in 17 local government areas against Oyetola’s 13 before he was returned elected by the Chief Returning Officer for INEC, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos early this morning.

In a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan, Governnor Oyetola said he had taken cognisance of the results of the election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stressng his party will react after appraising the outcome of the poll.

Governor Oyetola also called on security operatives to ensure maintenance of law and order calling on security operatives to take adequate charge so as to prevent break down of law and order

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