[#OsunDecides2026] FULL LIST: How all 15 gov candidates performed

August 16, 2026 11:02 am

After months of campaigning and political lobbying, the results of the 15 candidates in the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election have been announced.

The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, announced the results early Sunday, returning incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party for a second term after he secured victory in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas.

A total of 1,010,684 voters were accredited. The election recorded 985,079 valid votes, 207 rejected ballots and 1,005,800 total votes cast.

Here is the full list of the 15 candidates, their parties and the votes they scored, ranked from highest to lowest:

Ademola Adeleke (Accord Party) – 511,067 votes (Winner; won 19 LGAs)
Bola Oyebamiji (All Progressives Congress) – 444,815 votes (won 11 LGAs)
Najeem Salam (African Democratic Congress) – 17,180 votes

4. Adeagbo Opawoye (African Democratic Party) – 2,946 votes

5. Adefemi Adesuyi (Zenith Labour Party) – 2,482 votes

6. Olanrewaju Farinloye (Action Alliance) – 2,308 votes

7. Adesina Adeyemi-Doro (All Progressives Grand Alliance) – 1,475 votes

8. Olajide Esan (African Action Congress) – 1,458 votes

9. Olalekan Ogunsakin (Young Progressives Party) – 534 votes

10. Adewale Adebayo (Allied Peoples Movement) – 234 votes

11. Francis Ajala (Social Democratic Party) – 155 votes

12. Taofeek Adeleke (New Nigeria Peoples Party) – 118 votes

13. Clement Adesuyi (Action Peoples Party) – 114 votes

14. Masilo Adeleke (Boot Party) – 111 votes

15. Saliu Oyelami (Peoples Redemption Party) – 83 votes

Saheed Oyelakin

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