INEC presents certificate of return to Adeleke, deputy

By our Reporter

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, issued certificate of return to Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, after his nephew and popular musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido slams the Commision for delaying the presentation if certificate.

Davido on Tuesday had questioned the delay by the electoral body to issue certificate of return to the winner of the July 18 governorship election 48 hours after the exercise.

Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was announced winner of the election on Sunday.

He scored 403,371 votes,and as the PDP candidate emerged winner of the election.

His closest contender, the incumbent governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress, polled 375,027 votes.

There were 13 other governorship candidates in the election.

Having justified its reason for the delay, INEC, barely 24 hours after Davido’s allegation, presented Mr Adeleke with the certificate.

The governor-elect and the deputy governor-elect, Kola Adewusi, received their certificates of return on Wednesday from Kunle Ajayi, the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states.

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