Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has been declared winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, defeating his closest challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji.
Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes, giving the incumbent governor a winning margin of 66,252 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, came a distant third with 17,180 votes.
The election, held on Saturday, August 15, ended with Adeleke winning 19 of Osun State’s 30 Local Government Areas, while Oyebamiji secured victory in the remaining 11 LGAs.
The result was formally declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday after the collation of results from all 30 local government areas.
Adeleke recorded strong performances in several of his traditional strongholds, including Ede North, Ede South, Osogbo, Ife East and Ife Central.
In Ede North, the governor polled 35,427 votes against Oyebamiji’s 10,283, while in Ede South he secured 26,188 votes against 6,219 recorded by the APC candidate.
Adeleke also won Osogbo with 36,480 votes to Oyebamiji’s 30,474, while in Ife East, the incumbent governor polled 27,201 votes against the APC candidate’s 18,600.
Oyebamiji, however, made significant gains across several LGAs, winning areas including Ilesa East, Irepodun, Boripe, Obokun, Atakumosa West, Irewole, Atakumosa East, Isokan, Ola-Oluwa, Ife South and Olorunda.
The election attracted 15 political parties, with Adeleke and Oyebamiji emerging as the dominant contenders in the final results.
According to figures reported from the election, 1,005,800 votes were cast, while 985,079 were recorded as valid votes. INEC accredited 1,010,684 voters for the election.
Adeleke’s victory secures him a second term as governor of Osun State. He previously won the 2022 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party before moving to the Accord Party in December 2025.
Following the declaration, celebrations erupted in parts of the state, particularly Osogbo, the state capital, and Ede, Adeleke’s hometown, where supporters gathered to sing, dance and celebrate the governor’s return for another term.
The outcome gives Adeleke another mandate to lead Osun State and places renewed attention on his administration’s ability to translate the electoral victory into improved governance, economic development and better living conditions for residents.
For the APC and Oyebamiji, the result represents a strong showing in 11 LGAs but also leaves the party with the task of reassessing its strategy ahead of future elections in the state.
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