There was excitement in Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State on Saturday after Governor Ademola Adeleke emerged victorious at his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election.
According to The Punch, Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, secured 421 votes at Ward 02, Polling Unit 009, Abogunde Compound, where he cast his ballot earlier in the day.
Supporters of the governor erupted in celebration following the announcement of the result at the polling unit.
The development came as the three leading candidates in the election expressed optimism about their chances of winning as voting ended and the sorting and collation of results commenced across the state.
Adeleke had earlier expressed confidence in victory after voting at Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, in Ede North Local Government Area.
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who voted at Ward 09, Unit 011, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area, also told journalists that he was confident of emerging victorious.
Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, raised concerns over the alleged failure to recognise some of his party’s agents at various locations during the election.
As of 5:24pm on Saturday, figures on the INEC Result Viewing portal showed that 1,386 of the 3,763 polling-unit results had been uploaded.
The collation of results was ongoing as parties and their supporters awaited the final outcome of the election.
