Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a surprise congratulatory visit to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, following his victory in the state’s governorship election.
Obasanjo visited Adeleke on Sunday, August 16, hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the governor the winner of the keenly contested election held on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Adeleke, who contested under the platform of the Accord Party, secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes.
The result gave Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes.
INEC declared the incumbent governor the winner after the collation of results from all 30 local government areas in the state. Adeleke won 19 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured 11.
Among the local government areas won by Adeleke were Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ayedire, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo and Osogbo.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished in third place.
Obasanjo’s visit came amid a wave of congratulatory messages to Adeleke following his reelection.
The former president, during the visit, congratulated Adeleke on securing a second term and retaining control of Osun State despite the strong challenge from the APC.
