The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Osun West Senatorial District bye-election.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) concluded collation of results early Sunday morning.
Official results show that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Mudashiru Hussain won only his local government.
The winner, who is the younger brother of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, had 97,480 votes to defeat a former senator, Mudashiru Hussein, of the All Progressives Congress, who had 66,116 votes.
Announcing the result in Iwo, the Osun West Senatorial District headquarters, Baritor Kpagih, the INEC Residential Electoral Commissioner for the bye-election, said Adeleke won in nine out of the 10 local government areas where the election was held.
Kpagih consequently returned Adeleke as senator to complete the tenure of the late Adeleke, who died on April 23.
Ademola Adeleke of the PDP won 9 out of the 10 local government areas where the election held.
Below is full result announced at the Baptist High School, Iwo, venue of the collation centre.
AYEDIRE
APC: 5,360
PDP: 5,789
EDE NORTH:
APC: 2,784
PDP: 18,559
EDE SOUTH:
APC: 2,096
PDP: 13,406
EJIGBO:
APC:12,229
PDP: 9,723
IWO:
APC: 12,205
PDP: 12,547
IREWOLE:
APC: 8,952
PDP: 9,096
OLA-OLUWA:
APC: 5,316
PDP: 5,618
EGBEDORE:
APC: 4,768
PDP: 7,142
AYEDAADE:
APC: 7,179
PDP: 9,061
ISOKAN:
APC: 5,227
PDP: 6,539
TOTAL RESULT
PDP: 97,480
APC: 66,116
MARGIN: 31,364
Adeleke would represent the senatorial district till 2019 when another election would be conducted.
