The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, GBOYEGA OYETOLA, as the Governor-elect of Osun State.

The rerun of the Osun State governorship election was held in seven polling units across four council areas yesterday with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, GBOYEGA OYETOLA, beating the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, ADEMOLA ADELEKE.

Returning officer, Prof. JOSEPH FUWAPE, declared that the APC candidate, OYETOLA, won the governorship election by scoring a total number of 255,505 votes while ADELEKE of the PDP polled 255,023 votes.

This was, however, met with protests by ADELEKE, his party, the PDP, and the Coalition of United Political Parties, among others.

ADELEKE had won the main election on Saturday with 353 votes after polling 254,698 against OYETOLA’s 254,345.

On Thursday, both candidates relied on 2,637 votes in the seven units where the Independent National Electoral Commission had declared rerun to win the final contest.