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Peter Obi Congratulates Adeleke, As Lasun Polls 2,729 Votes In Osun Guber Election

Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has congratulated the winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

iexclusivenews reports that Adeleke won Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the APC, Kehinde Atanda, ADP, Akinade Ogunbiyi, Accord, Yussuff Lasun, LP, Awojide Segun, AAC, Ademola Adeseye, YPP, Awoyemi Lukuman, APM and Ayowole Adedeji, PRP to become the governor- elect in Osun state.

This online news outlet understands Adeleke won in about (17), seventeen Local Government Areas, while his closet rival Oyetola won 13 LGA’s.

He polled 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who scored 375,027 votes.

However, Peter Obi’s Labour Party Candidate Yussuff Lasun, polled 2,729, while Kehinde Atanda, ADP, 10,104 votes; Akinade Ogunbiyi, Accord, 4,515 votes; Awojide Segun, AAC, 2,148 votes; Ademola Adeseye, YPP, 1,303 votes; Awoyemi Lukuman, APM, 1,222 votes; and Ayowole Adedeji, PRP, 1,007 votes.

Hailing the governor-elect via his verified Twitter handle Peter Obi said:

“I extend my warmest personal congratulations to Sen. Ademola Adeleke for winning the Osun State Gubernatorial elections.”

 

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