The incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party, has won 19 Local Government Areas out of the 30 in the state, while his close rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, won 11 LGs in the Saturday governorship election.

Adeleke is awaiting the official declaration from the Independent National Electoral Commission following the collation and announcement of results on Sunday.

A total of 15 political parties participated in the election, but only the Accord Party and the APC made a significant impact across the state.

The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, came a distant third with 14,989 votes.

As of the time of filing the report, the state’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, is expected to make the final declaration at the INEC state collation centre in Osogbo.

Accord Party is ahead of the APC, and ADC in the 2026 Osun governorship election, although the process is still ongoing and the figures are not yet final.

The results uploaded so far to INEC’s IReV portal, monitored by our Reporter , indicate that more than 70% of polling-unit results had been uploaded by this evening.

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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct security agencies to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process as collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election gets underway.

In a post on X on Saturday evening, Adeleke expressed concern over reports of alleged attempts by some politicians to disrupt or hijack collation centres across the state.

Addressing the President, he said: “It is imperative that you use your good office to issue a clear warning to the heads of security agencies deployed to protect the good people of Osun State and safeguard the integrity of the electoral process.”

He described the reported attempts as “deeply concerning and unacceptable,” especially given the large number of security personnel deployed for the election.

Adeleke urged Tinubu to reaffirm his commitment that the votes of Osun residents would count and that the final outcome would reflect their genuine choice.

“I therefore implore you to reiterate the commitment made to the people of Osun State that their votes will count and that the outcome of this election will reflect their genuine choice,” he stated.

The governor specifically called on the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies to strictly adhere to the directive. He also urged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be given every necessary support to conclude the process and deliver a credible and transparent outcome.

“The people of Osun State have spoken with one voice, and their voices must be heard. Their votes must be protected, and their mandate must be respected,” Adeleke added.

He earlier commended voters for turning out in large numbers despite challenges and urged security agencies to remain vigilant as results move from polling units to wards and local government areas. He also called on INEC to uphold the highest standards of integrity throughout the collation process and appealed to residents to remain peaceful and law-abiding.