INEC declares Osun election inconclusive

September 23

13:56 2018

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Osun state governorship election inconclusive.

Joseph Afuwape, the returning officer, announced this at the head office of the commission in Osogbo, the state capital.

He said the margin between Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Isiaka Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was not significant enough to declare a winner.

The PDP candidate polled 254,698 votes while the APC flagbearer had 254,345, leaving a gap of 353 votes.

Afuwape said since the total number of cancelled votes, 3,498, exceeds the difference between the two leading parties (353), it was impossible for any party to be declared as winner.

This is how the candidate fared in the election.

LG	ADC	ADP	APC	PDP	SDP
Boluwaduro	69	858	3843	3779	1766
Atakumosa West	106	718	5019	5401	1570
Ifedayo	52	176	3182	3374	1377
Ede South	82	357	4512	16,693	855
Orolu	79	388	5442	7776	2043
Obokun	106	663	7229	10,859	1907
Ilesha East	188	1275	9790	8244	3620
Boripe	137	1137	11,655	6892	2730
Ilesha West	124	2353	7251	8286	2408
Oriade	109	1224	9778	10109	2265
Irepodun	158	2564	6517	8058	4856
Ila	96	186	8403	8241	3134
Isokan	56	682	7297	9048	3460
Odo-Oti	1034	1112	9996	9879	2941
Ayedaade	145	1645	10,861	9836	2967
Atakumosa East	60	629	7073	5218	2140
Ede North	89	758	7025	18,745	1380
Ifelodun	236	2844	9882	12269	1970
Ayedire	144	1642	5474	5133	2396
Ife North	94	745	6527	5486	5158
Ejigbo	258	592	14779	11116	4803
Egbedore	119	636	7354	7231	3367
Ife Central	194	1053	6957	3200	20494
Irewole	249	1915	10049	13848	1142
Olorunda	335	1409	16254	9850	7061
Olaoluwa	1408	2194	5025	4026	2104
Ife South	136	561	7223	4872	6151
Ife East	237	507	8925	6608	17643
Iwo	1164	16425	7644	6122	4153
Osogbo	413	2478	23379	14499	10188
Total	7677	49726	254345	254698	128049

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