Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has been declared the winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress held on Saturday.
The result was formally announced early this morning, Sunday 20, by the Chairman of the governorship primary committee and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
According to him, Oyetola garnered 222,169 votes, against 12,921 votes that his closest challenger, Moshood Adeoti got. The third contender, Lasun Yusuf, got 460 votes and placed third.
Abdulrazaq announced that a total of 408,697 voters registered in the primary election of the party, while 247, 207 voters were accredited to vote. The total vote cast and valid votes were 235,550.
Abdulrazaq said Oyetola won in all the 30 local government areas in the state.
Osun APC chairman, Gboyega Famoodun, thanked all the stakeholders for the success of the exercise, singling out the committee and security agencies for their diligence.
Recall that MSN reported that the Rauf Aregbesola faction of the party condemned the handling of the election, accusing the organizing committee of bias.
Oyetola, was the chief of staff to Aregbesola when the latter served as governor of the state for eight years.
Adeoti was a former secretary to the state government, while Yusuf is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MSN reported that Aregbesola lost his Ifofin Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government, with his candidate, Adeoti getting 146 votes while Oyetola polled 309 votes.
Similarly, Lasun Yusuf lost in his Ward 5, Ilobu getting 10 votes, as Oyetola polled 323 while Adeoti got 62 votes.
FULL LIST: Results of Osun APC Primary
- Atakumosa East- Oyetola (2,637) Yusuf (02), Adeoti, (165)
- Atakumosa West – Oyetola ( 4,655), Yusuf (07), Adeoti (305)
Election held in 11 wards
- Ayedaade – Oyetola (3615) Lasun Yusuf ( nil) Adeoti (540). Election held in all 11 wards.
- Ayedire -Oyetola (3274 ) Lasun Yusuf (03) Adeoti (279)
Election held in all 10 wards.
- Boluwaduro – Oyetola (6399) Lasun Yusuf (nil) Adeoti (62)
- Boripe – Oyetola (15034) Lasun Yusuf ( nil) Adeoti (05)
Election held in all 11 wards
- Ede North -Oyetola (7117 ) Lasun Yusuf (02 ) Adeoti (311 )
Election held in all 11 wards.
- Ede South – Oyetola ( 2664) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti ( 628)
Election held in all 10 wards.
- Egbedore – Oyetola ( 5500) Lasun Yusuf ( nil) Adeoti (420 )
Election held in all 10 wards.
- Ejigbo – Oyetola (8007 ) Lasun Yusuf (nil) Adeoti (360)
Election held in all 11 wards.
- Ife Central – Oyetola (10843 ) Lasun Yusuf (01 ) Adeoti (344 )
Election held in all 11 wards
- Ifedayo – Oyetola (4214) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti (141)
Election held in all 10 wards
- Ife East- Oyetola (12030) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti (326)
Election held in all 10 wards
- Ifelodun – Oyetola (11873) Lasun Yusuf ( 27) Adeoti (631)
Election held in all 12 wards
- Ife North – Oyetola (3377 ) Lasun Yusuf ( 05) Adeoti (242)
Election held in all 10 wards
- Ife South – Oyetola (8268) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti (43)
Election held in all 11 wards
- Ila – Oyetola (8834) Lasun Yusuf (nil) Adeoti (47)
Election held in all 11 wards
- Ilesa East – Oyetola (4857 ) Lasun Yusuf (01) Adeoti (483)
- Ilesa West – Oyetola (3877) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti (446 )
Election held in all 10 wards
- Irepodun – Oyetola (7928) Lasun Yusuf (214) Adeoti (732 )1
- Irewole – Oyetola (7560) Lasun Yusuf (nil) Adeoti (537)
- Isokan -Oyetola (6468 ) Lasun Yusuf (13) Adeoti ( 279)
- Iwo – Oyetola (9432) Lasun Yusuf ( 01) Adeoti (2543)
15 wards in Iwo, In ward 12, hoodlums disrupted poll, ward 6, over voting.
- Obokun – Oyetola (5245) Lasun Yusuf (02 ) Adeoti (527)
- Odo Otin -Oyetola (7735 ) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti (384)
Election held in all 15 wards
- Ola Oluwa – Oyetola (3771) Lasun Yusuf (nil ) Adeoti ( 363)
Election held in all 10 wards
- Olorunda – Oyetola (7103) Lasun Yusuf ( 01) Adeoti (555 )
Election held in all the 11 wards
- Oriade – Oyetola (10935) Lasun Yusuf (11) Adeoti (438)
- Orolu – Oyetola (6652 ) Lasun Yusuf (nil) Adeoti (130 )
Election held in all 10 wards
- Osogbo- Oyetola (22265) Lasun Yusuf ( 170) Adeoti (655)
Election held in all 15 wards
