Otunba Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has been declared the winner of the Osun west senatorial bye-election, held in Saturday.
The announcement was made by the chief returning officer Professor Laide Lawal, from the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, in Ekiti state.
Ademola polled 97480 votes to defeat his major opponent, Senator Mudashiru Hussein of the APC, who polled 66116 votes.
The PDP candidate clinched nine out of the 10 local government areas in the district, while Senator Hussein only in Ejigbo local government.
Otunba Adeleke is the younger brother of Late Isiaka Adeleke, whose death on the 23rd of April this year occasioned the by-election.
Iwo Local Government
APC – 12,205
PDP – 12,547
Ola Oluwa Local Government
APC – 5316
PDP – 5618
Ayedire Local Government
APC – 5360
PDP – 5789
Ejigbo Local Government
APC – 12229
PDP – 9723
Irewole Local Government
APC – 8952
PDP – 9096
Ede North Local Government
APC – 2784
PDP – 18559
Ede South Local Government
APC – 2096
PDP – 13406
Ayedaade Local Government
APC – 7179
PDP – 9061
Egbedore Local Government
APC – 4768
PDP – 7142
Isokan Local Government
APC – 5227
PDP – 6539
The PDP and Adeleke won in Nine out of ten local governments in the senatorial district.
Total votes cast for APC in all the 10 Local Governments – 66116
Total Votes cast for PDP –
