The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has been declared winner of the presidential election in Osun State.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), returning officer for the election, Folashade Ogunshola, out of the 1,954,800 registered voters, 759,362 were accredited for the election, Atiku won in 20 local government areas with a total of 354,366 votes to defeat his closest rival, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 343,945 votes and won in 10 local governments.
However, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi finished distant third in the contest with a total of 23,283 votes followed by Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) who polled just 713 votes.
Out of 733,203 total valid votes, there were 23,541 rejected votes in Osun State.
Political experts have predicted a clean sweep for All Progressives Congress’s (APC) Bola Tinubu in the South West, but Atiku defeated him by a slim margin after winning 20 out of 30 Local Government areas in the State.