By Our Reporters
The scourge of vote-buying and selling defied all strategies put in place by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the security architecture clamped around the Osun State Governorship Election at the weekend as the menace largely dictated the course of voting in the poll across party lines Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Be as it may, at the end of voting, vote sorting and collation of results the opposition People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the election, Senator Ademola Adeleke polled 403,371 to defeat the sitting Governor of the State, Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes.
Hon. Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party (LP) came a distant third by polling 2,729 votes.
The PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.
The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo local governments.
The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East local governments.
Fifteen15 political parties partook in the election.
Other candidates in the election were Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party; Oyegoke Omigbodun of Social Democratic Party; Segun Awojide of African Action Congress; Kehinde Atanda of Action Democratic Party; Awoyemi Lukuman of Allied Peoples Movement; Adebayo Elisha of All Peoples Party; and Adeleke Adedapo of Boot Party.
Rasaq Saliu of New Nigeria Peoples Party; Abede Samuel of National Rescue Movement; Ayowole Adedeji of Peoples Redemption Party; Ademola Adeseye of Young Peoples Party; and Adesuyi Olufemi of Zenith Labour Party also participated in the election.
The election was held across 3,763 units in the 30 local governments of the state and witnessed a huge voter turnout and was largely peaceful.
Of the 1,955,657 registered voters in the state, 1,479,595 Permanent Voter Cards were collected before the election.
Declaring Adeleke winner, Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, said: “I Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, hereby affirmed that I am the returning officer for the governorship election held on Saturday, July 16 and the candidate polled the following votes: Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola, APC, 375,027; Ademola Adeleke, 403,371.
“I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen, on behalf of the chairman of INEC, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”
All party agents signed the result sheet.
The EFCC reportedly nabbed three people over alleged vote-buying during the poll.
In their preliminary report on the election a coalition of over 80 civil rights organizations under the auspices of the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room reported that vote buying and selling characterized the election.
In their second preliminary statement signed by its Co-conveners, Ene Obi, Asma’u Joda and James Ugochukwu, the coalition stated:
“There was open negotiation of buying and selling of votes well-coordinated by the polling agents in many of the polling units. There were no complaints from any of them against each other. Codes and coupons were used to extract commitments from voters as opposed to the blatant money exchanging hands observed in the Ekiti State Governorship election.
“From Situation Room’s observations, no violence has been recorded and the number of people who came out was encouraging. We commend the people of the State of Osun for coming out early to cast their votes, especially the elderly who waited in queues patiently.
“INEC’s deployment of materials and personnel should also be commended. Vote trading was recorded in most of the areas observed particularly outside Osogbo. As voting continues, we call on all stakeholders to maintain the peaceful atmosphere recorded so far.”
Please find below the voting results according to local government and names of the Returning Officers:
1. Boluwaduro Local Government Returning Officer, Dr Kehinde Bolarinwa
Registered voters – 24,329
Accredited voters – 12,007
APC – 5,649
PDP – 5,860 PDP won
2 Ilesa-East local government, Professor Adepoju Tejumaye,
Registered voters – 73,440
Accredited voters – 27,179
APC – 13,452
PDP – 10,969
3. Ila Local Government
Dr. Aderonke Lawal Are
Registered voters – 46,623
Accredited voters – 24947
APC – 11,163
PDP – 13,036
4Atakumosa-West
Dr Adeola Oloyede
Registered voters – 36,470
Accredited voters – 15,171
APC – 6,601
PDP – 7,750.
APC – 11,163
PDP – 13,036.
4 Atakumosa-West
Dr Adeola Oloyede
Registered voters – 36470
Accredited voters – 15171
APC – 6601
PDP – 7750.
Registered voters – 71001
Accredited voters – 26364
APC – 10777
PDP – 13769.
7Ayedire local government
Professor Ifeh Iphomohosa
Registered voters – 37092
Accredited voters – 17284
Accord – 1510
APC – 7868.
PDP – 7402
8Odo-Otin local government
Associate Professor Awotinfa Joseph
Registered voters – 66866
Accredited voters- 28864
APC – 13482
PDP – 14003.
9Boripe local government
Dr Mogbademu Adesanmi
Registered voters – 69538
Accredited voters – 30563
APC – 21205.
PDP- 7595.
10Obokun local government
Dr Adewole Rufai,
Registered voters – 53267
Accredited voters – 24447
APC – 9727
PDP – 13575.
11 Orolu local government
Professor Elijah Oyeyemi
Registered voters – 39653
Accredited voters – 21182
APC – 9928
PDP- 10282.
12Olorunda local government
Dr James Akanmu
Registered voters – 104700
Accredited voters – 42009
APC – 18709
PDP – 21350.
13Osogbo Local Government, Professor Musa Obalola
Registered voters – 142459
Accredited voters- 56020
APC – 22952
PDP – 30401.
14Ife-North local gove inrnment
Registered voters 58672
Accredited voters 21774
APC – 9964
PDP – 10359.
15Ifedayo local government
Dr Aderonke Samuel
Registered voters – 19598
Accredited voters – 10300
APC – 5016.
PDP – 4730
16 Ife-Central local government
Professor J. Adewara
Registered voters – 113232
Accredited voters – 33413
APC – 17880.
PDP – 13532
17 Irepodun local government
Professor Omobolanle Ademiluwa
Registered voters – 57712
Accredited voters – 29913
APC – 12122
LP – 1886
PDP – 14369.
18 Oriade local government
Professor Sunday Adebisi
Registered voters – 69651
Accredited voters – 31798
APC – 14189
LP – 24
PDP – 15947.
19Ayedaade local government
Professor Johnson Agunsoye
Registered voters – 67651
Accredited voters – 29696
APC – 14527
LP – 20
PDP – 13380
20 Ola-Oluwa local government
Professor Sunday Philo
Registered voters – 37149
Accredited voters – 17,214
APC – 9123 APC won
LP – 12
PDP – 7205
21 Iwo local government
Prof Khalid Adekoya
Registered voters – 90051
Accredited voters – 36591
APC – 17421. APC won
LP – 32
PDP – 16914
22 Ede South Local Government
Dr. Olayinka Agunloye
Registered voters – 54872
Accredited voters – 26306
APC – 5704
LP – 16
PDP – 19438.
23Isokan Local Government
Dr. Bamidele Samuel
Registered voters – 53288
Accredited voters – 23051
APC – 10833. APC won
LP – 17
PDP – 10777
24 Irewole Local Government
Professor Luqman Adams
Registered voters – 74268
Accredited voters – 34430
APC – 18198.
LP – 17
PDP – 14216
25 Ejigbo Local Government
Dr. Caleb Olarewaju
Registered voters – 73750
Accredited voters – 34387
APC – 14355
LP – 30
PDP – 18065.
26Egbedore Local Government
Dr. Babatunde Sawyer
Registered voters – 53150
Accredited voters – 24283
APC – 9228
LP – 41
PDP – 13230.
27 Ede North Local Government
Prof. Abayomi Okanlawon
Registered voters – 71748
Accredited voters – 34735
APC – 9603
LP – 15
PDP – 23931.
28 Atakumosa-East
Professor Olujinmi Akinleye
Registered voters – 41027
Accredited voters – 15497
APC – 7449.
LP – 23
PDP – 6992
29 Ife-South local government
Professor Oluwafemi Olaoluwa
Registered voters – 56706
Accredited voters – 22927
APC – 12481.
LP – 28
PDP – 9116
30 Ife-East local government
Professor Muhammed Amuda
Registered voters – 114403
Accredited voters – 41006
APC – 19353.
LP – 65
PDP – 18,071
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