The ongoing governorship election in Osun State has commence the counting of votes,h 365NEWS reports.
It was gathered that Official ward results showed that the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are in a tight race.
Though 15 political parties participated in the election, the top contenders are the candidate of APC, Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the candidate of the PDP, Ademola Adeleke.
This is the second time the two candidates would be meeting.
Both Oyetola and Adeleke contested for the Osun governorship seat in 2018, which Oyetola won after a rerun.
After the rerun election which took place in seven units, Oyetola won seven, while Adeleke won one.
At the end of the rerun, Oyetola polled 255,505 votes while the PDP candidate scored a total of 255,023 votes.
Although Adeleke had led Oyetola with 353 votes at the end of the first round of ballots, but after the rerun, Oyetola won with 482 votes.
Some of the ward results are from Osogbo, Boripe, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Irewole, Ede, Olorunda, and Ife.
It had earlier reported that 15 political parties are participating in the election, while 1,955,657 registered voters will decide the fate of the candidates.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had also said the election would take place in 332 registration areas across the 30 local government areas of the state.
Results:
RESULT: Ward 8 Unit 10 Ifelodun LG
Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi polling unit
Unit 7, Ward 6 polling unit, Baptist Primary School, Sango area, Ikire, had 796 total registered voters. But 410 persons voted.
Voided – 5
Ward 4 Unit 08 Iwo LG
ADP 04
APC 18
PDP 65
Void votes 05
Unit 005, Ward 10, Ode Alaye, Kuta, Ayedire LG
APC-188
PDP-156
Unit 020, Ward 02, Ejigbo LGA:
PDP – 6
APC – 5
LP -0
Total registered voters: 17
Unit 005, Ward 10, Ode Osa, Kuta, Ayedire LG
APC-219
PDP-83
Unit 001, Ward 02, Ejigbo LGA:
PDP- 205
APC – 160
LP- 01
Unit 002, Ward 10, Railway Station, Kuta, Ayedire LG
APC-103
PDP-44
Unit 1, Ward 10, Saint Peter African school, Kuta, Ayedire LG
APC-165
PDP-169
Ward 4 Unit 1 Iwo LG
APC 132
LP 1
Ward 4, Unit 1, Osogbo
PDP 348
APC 162
LP 3
ADP – 9
APC – 126
PDP – 130
NRM- 1
PRP – 1
YPP – 1
Voided – 4
WARD 4 Iwo LG
LP 11
Polling unit 009, Ward 2, Asagba/Abegunde, Ede North Local Govt Area
APC – 23
PDP – 218
Registered voters in the unit: 979
Ward 4 unit 18 Aleko, Oshogbo LGA.
APC- 104
PDP- 145
PU 029, Open Space, Aderin Junction, Aderin area, Olorunda local government, Osogbo.