BREAKING: APC’s Aregbesola Wins Osun Governorship Election Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress [APC] has won Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. To emerge winner of the election contested by 20 political parties, Mr. Aregbesola polled a total of 394,684 votes, winning the highest number of votes in 22 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state. His closest challenger, Iyiola Omisore of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], polled 292,747 votes to come second. He won in eight local government areas. The candidate of the Labour Party [LP], Fatai Akinbade, received a paltry 8,898 votes to come a distant third. Mr. Aregbesola won in Ayedade, Ifelodun, Ede North, Ola Oluwa, Irepodun, Ila Orangun, Ede South, Atakumosa West, Oriade, Orolu, Boripe and Ilesa West. The APC candidate also prevailed at Ilesa East, Ifedayo, Irewole, Obokun, Egbedore, Iwo, Osogbo, Olorunda, Atakumosa East and Ejigbo. Mr. Omisore on his part won in Isokan, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ayedire and Ife South. The Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Bamidele Omole, the vice chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, will in the next few minutes declare Mr. Aregbesola the winner of the election. Follow us on Twitter: @AIT_Online Get more updates on our site: aitonline.tv Watch our live stream on aitonline.tv/live Like our Facebook Page: https://facebook/AIT.AfricaIndependentTelevision Watch us on YouTube: youtube/AITOnlineng Follow us on Instagram: aitonlineng
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:46:24 +0000
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