Osun Election: Gov Ademola Adeleke Receives Certificate Of Return

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has received his Certificate of Return following his victory in the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

He received the certificate at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office on Wednesday.

An excited Adeleke danced amid cheers and jubilation from Accord Party members and supporters.

Shortly after, the governor arrived at the Ataoja Palace in Osogbo, welcomed by a crowd of residents.

INEC declared Adeleke as the winner of the election on Sunday.

It said that Adeleke polled 511,067 votes, defeating the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who got 444,815 votes.

It also said that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Najeem Salaam polled 17,180 votes.

The governor won in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas to secure a second term of four years, while Oyebamiji won in 11.

Adeleke described the result as a triumph for democracy and pledged to use his second term to transform Osun from a civil-service-dependent state into an industrial hub.

He received congratulatory messages from President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), among others.