Dr. Ajibola Basiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Osun Central Senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Bashiru was declared winner by the Returning Officer for the senatorial district, Prof. Titilayo Adelaje form the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
He scored 132,821 votes to beat his major opponent, Alhaji Ganiyu Ola-Oluwa of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), who polled 106,779 votes.
Basiru was former Commissioner for Special Duties and Regional Integration in the first term of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola and later the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the second tenure of the same government.
The breakdown of the results of the election for Osun Central Senatorial district is as follows
Boluwaduro LG
APC – 5,428
PDP – 4,702
Ifedayo LG
APC – 4,524
PDP – 3,767
Ifelodun LG
APC – 15,637
PDP – 13,004
Ila LG
APC – 11,197
PDP – 8,766
Irepodun LG
APC – 10,474
PDP – 12,272
Orolu LG
APC – 8,883
PDP – 7,725
Olorunda LG
APC – 20,037
PDP – 15,393
Odo Otin LG
APC – 12,559
PDP – 11,614
Boripe LG
APC – 13, 439
PDP – 8, 183
Osogbo LG
APC – 30,643
PDP – 28,466.
Total Votes for APC – 132,821
Total Votes for PDP – 106,779
Also, INEC declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ajilesoro Abimbola, winner of the Ife Central/Ife North/Ife South and Ife East.
Declaring him the winner on Sunday evening, the Returning Officer, Prof. Suraju Ajadi, said Ajilesoro won with 52,801 votes, and beat his major rival, Oladoyin Folorunsho of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 46,373 votes.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
