OSOGBO — Results are beginning to trickle in from polling units across Osun State following the governorship election held on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Sorting and counting have commenced at some polling units, with early results expected to be recorded and transmitted as the process progresses.
The election is being closely watched across the state, with Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC and Najeem Salaam of the ADC among the leading contenders.
Figures are aggregated from verified INEC Form EC 8A returns and refresh on this page automatically.
Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party is currently leading the Osun governorship election with 261,234 votes, ahead of APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who has 208,352 votes.
The figures show 18 of 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) reporting, with 486,461 total valid votes recorded so far.
📊 Current Standings
| Position | Party | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Accord | Ademola Adeleke | 261,234 | 53.7% |
| 🥈 | APC | Bola Oyebamiji | 208,352 | 42.8% |
| 🥉 | ADC | Najeem Salaam | 9,408 | 1.9% |
| 4 | AA | Olanrewaju Farinloye | 2,353 | 0.5% |
| 5 | ADP | Adeagbo Yemisi | 1,406 | 0.3% |
| 6 | APGA | — | 1,350 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ZLP | Abdulsalam Olamide | 1,059 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AAC | Esan Olajide | 763 | 0.2% |
Adeleke’s current lead: 52,882 votes over Oyebamiji.
🗳️ LGA Results So Far
Of the 18 LGAs reported, Accord is leading in 14 LGAs, while APC leads in 4 LGAs.
Accord leads:
- Ayedade
- Ayedire
- Ede North
- Ede South
- Egbedore
- Ejigbo
- Ife Central
- Ife East
- Ife North
- Ifedayo
- Ila
- Ilesa West
- Odo-Otin
- Osogbo
APC leads:
- Boripe
- Irepodun
- Irewole
- Ola-Oluwa
🔴 Adeleke’s Strongest Reported Areas
Accord has recorded particularly strong figures in Ede North, where Adeleke has 25,585 votes against Oyebamiji’s 7,371.
In Ede South, Adeleke leads with 20,248 votes to APC’s 4,737.
The Accord candidate also leads in Osogbo, with 27,987 votes against Oyebamiji’s 23,760.
🔵 APC’s Strongholds
Oyebamiji has recorded significant victories in Irewole, where APC has 20,718 votes against Accord’s 7,958.
APC also leads in Boripe, Irepodun and Ola-Oluwa.
⚠️ Important
These figures are not yet the final result. Only 18 of the 30 LGAs have reported in the figures provided, while polling-unit and collation processes are still continuing.
OBASANJONEWS24 will continue to update the results as additional LGAs report.
Note: We will only publish figures that have been reported from polling units or officially verified. Unverified social-media figures should not be treated as final results.
INEC’s electronic results system is designed to make polling-unit results available publicly after they are completed and uploaded.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- Counting has begun at some polling units in Ilesa West and Ejigbo LGAs.
- Yiaga Africa reported that accreditation and voting had commenced in 97% of its 300 sampled polling units by 9:30am.
- Reports from some locations indicate challenges involving BVAS and crowded polling units.
- Security personnel remain deployed across the state as counting and collation continue.
IMPORTANT
Polling-unit results are not the final election result. Results must proceed through the official collation process before INEC declares the winner.
OBASANJONEWS24 will continue updating this page with verified polling-unit results, ward results, LGA collation figures and the final INEC declaration.
