Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following his victory in the state’s latest governorship election.
Adeleke received the certificate from INEC in Osogbo on Wednesday, according to a post by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, on his official X account.
Badmus said the certificate formally recognised Adeleke as the winner of Saturday’s election.
Recall that, Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, defeating his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes.
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I have forgiven those who offended me — Adeleke
Governor Adeleke, has also stated that he has forgiven everyone that offended him during the governorship election campaign.
He said this after receiving the Certificate of Return after winning the Osun State governorship election.
Adeleke said, “All the people that offended me, I have forgiven them. The good Lord has fought my battle and I have overcome.”
In order to advance Osun State, he urged his competitors to work alongside him. Additionally, the governor pledged to provide scholarships to the children of those who died during the election.
Declaring himself the leader of all residents, the governor expressed gratitude to the electoral commission.
Backstory…
Adeleke went into the August 15 governorship election seeking a second term after winning the 2022 election under the Peoples Democratic Party.
His strongest challenge came from the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, a former Osun Commissioner for Finance who later headed the National Inland Waterways Authority.
For the APC, the election represented an opportunity to reclaim Osun after losing the state to Adeleke in 2022 and to strengthen the party’s position ahead of the 2027 general election.
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