Osun Decides: One BAT down, many more may be coming.
The results were announced by the Collation and Electoral Officers of each of the 30 LGAs with the approval of the Returning Officer for the 2022 Governorship Election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. PDP's Adeleke won in 17 LGAs while APC's Oyetola won in 13 LGAs. In total, Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola, who polled 375, 018 votes.
A breakdown of votes in each of the LGAs shows that PDP got 7,750 votes in Atakumosa West, while APC scored 6,601. In Ede North, Adeleke scored 23,931 votes to defeat Oyetola who polled 9,603 votes. Adeleke also won in Obokun LGA with 13,575 votes, while Oyetola scored 9,727 votes. In Ife North, Adeleke won with 10, 359 votes while Oyetola scored 9, 964 votes. Adeleke also won in Ejigbo LGA where he scored 18, 065 votes while Oyetola got 14, 355 votes.
The PDP candidate also won in Orolu with 10,282 votes while APC got 9,928 votes.Adeleke scored 13,230 votes in Egbedore LGA to win Oyetola, who scored 9,228 votes. In Ilesa West, Adeleke won with 13,769 votes, while Oyetola scored 10,777 votes.
In Oriade LGA, Adeleke scored 15,947 votes while Oyetola came second with 14,189 votes. Adeleke polled 5,860 votes in Boluwaduro, while Oyetola scored 5,649 votes to win Olorunda LGA. Adeleke polled 21, 350 votes while Oyetola was able to secure 18,709 votes. In Ede South, Adeleke picked up 19,438 votes while the incumbent governor had 5,704. Adeleke polled 10,282 to win Orolu LGA where Oyetola secured 9928 votes.
The PDP candidate also won in Chief Bisi Akande’s LGA with 13,036 votes, while Oyetola scored 11,163 votes. In Osogbo, the PDP candidate polled 30,401 votes, beating with quite a margin, the APC Governor who secured 22,952 votes. Odo-Otin LGA went the way of the PDP as Adeleke got 14,003 votes while Oyetola picked up 13,482. Some hoodlums reportedly invaded one of the polling units and went away with a ballot box. The police went after them and recovered the ballot box and arrested the hoodlums. To win Ifelodun LGA, the PDP candidate picked up 17,107 votes while Oyetola placed second with 16,068 votes. Adeleke also won Irepodun LGA with 14,369 votes while the APC candidate got 12,122.
Iwo LGA however went the way of the incumbent governor who picked 17, 421 votes compared to the 16,914 secured by Adeleke. Polling 14,527 in Ayedaade LGA, the incumbent governor also beat Adeleke who had 13,380 votes. In Boripe LGA, Oyetola also emerged victorious, polling 21,205 votes to defeat the PDP candidate who had 7,595. Oyetola won Isokan LGA by a slim margin, securing 10,833 votes while Adeleke got 10,777. The Osun State governor also scored 9, 123 votes in Ola Oluwa LGA to lead Adeleke who polled 7, 205 votes. In Ife South, Oyetola scored 12, 481 votes, while Adeleke got 9,116 votes.
Oyetola also won in Ilesa East LGA with 13,452 votes, while Adeleke scored 10,969 votes. The incumbent governor also won in Ayedire with 7, 868 votes while Adeleke scored 7, 402 votes. In Ife Central, Oyetola defeated Adeleke with 17,880 votes while the PDP got 13,532 votes. Oyetola also defeated Adeleke in Ifedayo LGA with 5,016 votes while the PDP candidate scored 4,730 votes. In Atakunmosa East, Oyetola scored 7,449 votes while Adeleke scored 6, 992.
Votes in Ward 07 and Ward 08 in Ilesa East were cancelled as hoodlums disrupted the voting process and carted away ballot boxes. In Ife Central, Oyetola scored 17, 880 votes to defeat Adeleke who scored 13, 532. Oyetola also scored 18, 189 votes to win in Irewole LGA while Adeleke got 14, 216 votes. A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande lost his local government to the People's Democratic Party while the Minister of Interior and a former Governor of the State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola did not even attend the elections. He had traveled out of the country. It was reported that he traveled out of the country for an official engagement. I must note that a video was circulating on Twitter where a Nigerian was seemingly harassing the minister at a restaurant. I must say that the person is well untrained and those actions were uncalled for. It's okay so sit and discuss with the Minister, suggesting and constructively criticizing some areas of the Interior ministry that you feel needs attention, in his final few months in office. Instead the person decided to act as they felt was right, just for clout.
However, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), said its operatives on election monitoring duties arrested three persons suspected of vote buying in the gubernatorial election. According to information, the three arrested were arrested in connection with officials of the All Progressives Congress.
As I conclude, I feel that this election is an eye opener that anyone can be defeated, incumbent or not. Nigerians are begining to open thier eyes. Party structure can also be defeated, afterall Tinubu campaigned for Oyetola. All the Governors relying on party structure without performance should sit up. We're coming for them at the polls. Democracy will win! The People's Choice will be restored! Power belongs to the People!
Oluwaseyi Jibodu.
18th July, 2022.
