OsunDecides2022: Get live updates, results from governorship poll

Meanwhile, 14 other candidates from 14 from parties, including main challenger and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Jackson Adeleke, are expected to give the All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for their money.

Other frontline contenders in today's election are the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yusuf, representing the Labour Party; Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party and Social Democratic Party candidate, Goke Omigbodun.

Other candidates participating in the Osun 2022 governorship election are: Munirudeen Atanda (ADP); Lukman Awoyemi (APM); Busuyi Ayowole (PRP); Awojide Segun (AAC); Adeleke Adedapo (BP); Adebayo Elisha (APP); Rasaq Saliu (NNPP); Abede Samuel (NRM); Ademola Adeseye (YPP); and Adesuyi Olufemi (ZLP).

The Independent Electoral Commission has announced that Accreditation and Voting shall commence at 8:30 am and close at 2:30 p.m.

The accreditation process shall comprise authentication and verification of voters, using the Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) deployed by INEC.

This governorship election will be fought in 3763 polling units across 332 wards in the 30 Local Government Areas in Osun state.

It's a wrap! This is where we draw the curtain on the Osun governorship election live coverage, thanks for staying with Pulse.

(07:17am) WE HAVE A WINNER, ADELEKE TAKES IT!

INEC returning officer has declared the PDP candidate, Adeleke, winner of the election with 403,371 votes while the incumbent, Oyetola, scored 375,027 votes.

(05:06) As it stands after 25 LGAs

APC: 308,318

PDP: 341,739

(05:01am) Irewole L.G.A

Total No votes= 74,268

Accredited voters=34,430

Valid votes = 33,315

Rejected votes-=824

Total votes cast =34,139

APC= 18,198

LP= 17

PDP= 14,216

(04:48am) Egbedore L.G.A

Total No votes= 53,150

Accredited voters= 24,283

Valid votes = 23,072

Rejected votes-= 377

Total votes cast = 23,449

APC= 9,228

LP= 41

PDP= 13,230

(04:40am) Ede North L.G.A

Total No votes= 71,748

Accredited voters= 34,735

Valid votes = 34,113

Rejected votes-= 571

Total votes cast = 34,684

APC= 9,603

LP= 14

PDP= 23,931

(04:35am) Ejigbo L.G.A

Total No votes= 73,750

Accredited voters= 34,387

Valid votes = 33,329

Rejected votes-= 966

Total votes cast = 34,295

APC= 14,355

LP= 30

PDP= 18,065

(04:22am) Isokan L.G.A

Total No votes= 53,288

Accredited voters=23,051

Total votes cast = 22,987

APC= 10,833

LP= 17

PDP= 10,777

(04:16am) Ede South L.G.A

Total No votes= 54,872

Accredited voters=26,306

Valid votes = 25,691

Rejected votes-= 546

Total votes cast =26,237

APC= 5,704

LP= 16

PDP= 19,438

(04:11am) Iwo L.G.A

Total No votes= 90,051

Accredited voters=36,591

Valid votes = 35,634

Rejected votes-= 897

Total votes cast =36,531

APC= 17,421

LP= 32

PDP= 16,914

(04:06) Ola Oluwa L.G.A

Total No votes= 37,149

Accredited voters= 17,214

Valid votes = 16,737

Rejected votes-= 455

Total votes cast =17,192

APC= 9,123

LP= 12

PDP= 7,205

(04:00am) Aiyedaade L.G.A

Total No votes= 67,651

Accredited voters= 29,696

Valid votes = 28,988

Rejected votes-= 692

Total votes cast= 29,680

APC= 14,527

LP= 20

PDP= 13,380

(03:54am) Oriade L.G.A

Total No votes= 69,651

Accredited voters= 31,798

Valid votes = 30,941

Rejected votes-= 806

Total votes cast= 31,747

APC= 14,189

LP= 24

PDP= 15,940

(03:47am) Irepodun L.G.A

Total No votes= 57,712

Accredited voters= 29,913

Valid votes = 29,032

Rejected votes-= 544

Total votes cast= 29,576

APC= 12,122

LP= 1,886

PDP= 14,369

(03:37am) Ife Central L.G.A

Total No votes= 113,232

Accredited voters= 33,413

Valid votes = 32,544

Rejected votes-= 865

Total votes cast= 33,409

APC= 17,880

LP= 134

PDP= 13,532

(03:27am) Ifedayo L.G.A

Total No votes= 19,598

Accredited voters= 10,300

Valid votes = 9,912

Rejected votes-= 124

Total votes cast= 10,036

APC= 5,016

PDP= 4,730

(03:22am) Ife North L.G.A

Total No votes= 58,672

Accredited voters= 21,774

Valid votes = 21,050

Rejected votes-= 650

Total votes cast= 21,700

APC= 9,964

LP= 34

PDP= 10,359

(03:17am) Olorunda L.G.A

Total No votes= 104,700

Accredited voters= 42,009

Valid votes = 41,187

Rejected votes-= 737

Total votes cast= 41,924

APC= 18,709

LP= 63

PDP= 21,350

(03:12am)Orolu L.G.A

Total No votes= 39,653

Accredited voters= 21,182

Valid votes = 20,765

Rejected votes-= 413

Total votes cast= 21,178

APC= 9,928

LP= 32

PDP= 10,282

(03:07am) Obokun L.G.A

Total No votes= 53,267

Accredited voters= 24,447

Valid votes = 23,813

Rejected votes-= 586

Total votes cast= 24,399

APC= 9,727

LP= 11

PDP= 13,575

(03:00am) Boripe L.G.A

Total No votes= 89,538

Accredited voters= 30,563

Valid votes = 29,510

Rejected votes-= 598

Total votes cast= 30,108

APC= 21,205

LP= 4

PDP= 7,595

Odo Otin L.G.A

Total No votes= 66,866

Accredited voters= 28,864

Valid votes = 28,185

Rejected votes-= 422

Total votes cast= 28,607

APC= 13,482

LP=19

PDP= 14,003

Aiyedire L.G.A

Total No votes= 37,092

Accredited voters= 17,284

Valid votes = 17014

Rejected votes-= 253

Total votes cast= 17,267

APC= 7,868

LP= 7

PDP= 7.402

(02:42am)Ilesa West L.G.A

Total No votes= 71,001

Accredited voters= 26,364

Valid votes = 25,403

Rejected votes-= 881

Total votes cast= 26,284

APC= 10,777

LP= 40

PDP= 13,769

(02:34am) Ifelodun L.G.A

Total No votes= 80,021

Accredited voters= 34,860

Valid votes = 34,036

Rejected votes-= 792

Total votes cast= 34,828

APC= 16,068

LP= 18

PDP= 17,107

(02:22am) Atakunmosa West L.G.A

Total No votes= 36,470

Accredited voters= 15,171

Valid votes = 14,794

Rejected votes-= 353

Total votes cast= 15,147

APC= 6,601

LP= 13

PDP= 7,750

(02:14am) Ila L.G.A

Total No votes= 46,623

Accredited voters= 24,947

Valid votes = 24,572

Rejected votes-= 334

Total votes cast- 24,906

APC= 11,163

LP= 6

PDP= 13,036

(02:09am) Osogbo L.G.A

Total No votes= 142,459

Accredited voters= 56,020

Valid votes = 54,997

Rejected votes-= 945

Total votes cast- 55,942

APC= 22,952

LP= 79

PDP= 30,401

(02:02am) Ilesa East L.G.A

Total No votes= 73440

Accredited voters= 26179

Valid votes =25342

Rejected votes-=804

APC= 13452

LP=33 PDP=10969

(01:52am) Result for Boluwaduro L.G.A

Total No voters= 24329

Accredited voters= 12007

Valid votes -1175

Rejected votes-212

APC= 5649 LP=9

PDP=5860

Results announcement from INEC headquarters now underway.

(00:01) We've now entered the second day of coverage

(08:42) Result from Molete 2, Ward 6, Iwo LGA

APC: 1271; PDP: 1165

(08:33pm) Results from Ede North so far

After 8 wards out of 11 wards in Ede North LGA

APC: 5868; PDP: 15099

Three more wards to go.

(08:15pm) Result from Ward 07, Sabo/Agbongbe II, Ede North

APC: 929; PDP: 2476

(08:12pm) Result from Ward 06, Sabo/Agbongbe I, Ede North

APC: 885; PDP: 1767

APC agent alleged that there was overvoting at PU 005, Ward 06, Ede North. The INEC collation officer told the party to put it into writing.

(08:10) Result from Ward 10, Asunmo, Ede North

APC: 488; PDP: 1445

(08:09) Result from Ward 11, Bara Ejemu, Ede North

APC: 364; PDP: 1191

Result from PU 07, Molete ward 3, Iwo LGA

APC: 136; PDP: 108

(05:55pm) Result from PU 16, Ward 5, opposite Technical College, Ataoja E, Osogbo LGA

APC: 106; PDP: 212

(05:53pm) Result from PU 06, Molete ward 3, Iwo LGA

APC: 111; PDP: 156

(05:52pm) Result from PU03, ward 8, Jolaiya area, Irewole LGA

Result sheet from Osun election. [INEC] Pulse Nigeria

PDP: 185; APC: 183

(05:47pm) Result from PU06, Ward 7, Oke Asa, Irewole LGA

APC: 220; PDP: 197

(05:46pm) Result from PU 06, Oke-Adan ward 3, Iwo LGA

APC: 102; PDP: 117

(05:46pm) Result from PU08, Ward 1, Ori Eru, Irewole LGA

APC: 95; PDP: 127; ADP: 8

(05:46pm) Governor Oyetola records convincing win at his polling unit

Osun state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola. [Twitter/@GboyegaOyetola] Pulse Nigeria

Result: PU02, Ward 1, Popo Iragbiji, Boripe LGA

APC: 545

PDP: 68

(05:39pm) Result from PU 5, Ward 4, Ifelodun LGA

APC: 82; PDP: 120; AAC: 2; ADP: 3

(05:38pm) Result from PU 07, Oke-Adan ward 3, Iwo LGA

PU 07, Oke-Adan ward 3, Iwo Pulse Nigeria

APC: 125; PDP: 128

(05:39pm) Result from PU03 Ward 1, Ori Eru, Irewole LGA

PDP: 114; APC: 112

(05:38pm) Result from PU 08, Oke-Adan ward 3, Iwo LGA

APC: 83; PDP: 70

(05:36pm) Result from PU01 Ward 1, Ayedade Ikire, Irewole LGA

PDP: 163; APC: 166

(05:35pm) Result from PU02 Ward 1, Ayedade Ikire, Irewole LGA

PDP: 86; APC: 117

(04:06pm) APC Wins Bisi Akande's polling unit

Chief Bisi Akande ece-auto-gen

Result: PU 12, Ward 04, Isedo, Ila-Orangun

PDP: 117; APC: 140

(04:05pm) Result from PU 007, Ward 01 Okesa, Ilesa East LGA

A:01; AAC:02; ADP: 01; APC: 98; APM: 01; PDP: 106; YPP: 01; ZLP: 01

(04:04pm) Result from PU 007, Ward 01 Okesa, Ilesa East LGA

A:01; AAC:02; ADP: 01; APC: 98; APM: 01; PDP: 106; YPP: 01; ZLP: 01

(04:03pm) Result from PU 04, Ward 10, Egbedore LGA

APC: 145; PDP: 213; LP: 01

(03:56PM) Result from PU 03, Dispensary Bode-Osi, Bode-Osi ward 8, Olaoluwa LGA

APC: 137; PDP: 151; NRM: 1; PRP: 1; A: 1

Registered votes: 754; Votes cast: 315; Invalid votes: 24

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(03:54pm) Adeleke records landslide win at his polling unit

Senator Ademola Adeleke casts his vote. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Result: Ward 02, PU 009 Abogunde, Ede North

APC: 23; PDP: 218

(03:48pm) Result from PU 004, Ward 08, Isibo/Buari-Isolo, Oba's palace, Ede North

APC: 44; PDP: 131

(03:45pm) Result from 008, Ward 08, Isibo/Buari-Isolo, Ede North

APC: 53; PDP: 129

(03:44pm) Result from PU 005, Ward 6, Alapomu, Isokan LGA

APC: 84; PDP: 132

(03:44pm) Result from PU21, Ward 10, Egbedore LGA.

APC: 18; PDP: 20; LP: 0

(03:42pm) Result from PU21, Ward 10, Egbedore LGA.

APC: 18; PDP: 20; LP: 0

(03:40pm) Result from PU 004, Fajuyi Hall OAU, Ward 05, Iremo/Ajebamidele, Ife Central LGA

PDP: 28; APC: 29; Accord: 9; LP: 2

(03:39pm) Result from PU 07, Open space, opposite Olubode palace, Bode-Osi Ward 8, Olaoluwa LGA

APC: 90; PDP: 108; NRM: 1; APM: 1; ADP: 3; PRP: 1

Registered voters: 329; Votes cast: 209; Invalid votes: 5

(03:38pm) Result from PU 28, Iremo/Ajebandele, OAU campus

PDP: 10; APC: 08

(03:38pm) Result from Ward 03, PU18, Egbedore LGA

APC: 24; PDP: 20; LP: 0

(03:37pm) Result from PU 006, Ward 08, Isibo/Buari-Isolo, Ede North

APC: 48; Accord: 1; PDP: 178

(03:37pm) APC wins Aregbesola's polling unit

The moment APC was declared winner in the polling unit of Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior.

(03:06pm) Party agents, INEC disagree over a ballot

Osun election. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

An argument over invalid votes breaks out between party agents and the presiding officer at PU 005, Ward 8, Moro, Ife North LGA.

(02:57pm) Results are coming in from polling units.

(PU 4, Elepo village, Bode-Osi ward 8, Olaoluwa LGA)

APC: 38; PDP: 96; AAC: 2; PRP: 1; YPP: 1;

Registered votes: 329; Votes cast: 141; and Invalid votes: 3

(02:54pm) Sorting and counting commences at Aregbesola's Polling Unit

Aregbesola's polling unit in Osun State. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Sorting of votes has started at the polling unit 1, Isare Ward 8, Ilesha East. This is the polling unit where Aregbesola was expected to cast his vote, but the minister didn't turn up for the exercise.

(02:53pm) Scores of accredited voters still waiting to cats their ballots

Accredited voters waiting to cast their ballots. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

At polling unit Ward 4, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo LGA, many accredited voters were spotted waiting on the queue to cast their votes. The presiding officers said there are 2070 registered voters -- and there's a high turnout -- hence why the process is dragging beyond the official time for the end of voting - via TheCable.

(02:22pm) Voting still in progress at this polling unit, less than 10 minutes to the end of proceedings

Osun election. Pulse Nigeria

Voting is still in full swing at Polling Unit 005, Ward 7, Ipetumodu 2, Ife North LGA, less than 10 minutes to the official end of voting.

(02:06pm) Davido's father casts his vote

Deji Adeleke, Davido's father, at his polling unit. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Davido's father, Deji Adeleke, casts his vote in Ede.

(02:03pm) Voting ends at a polling unit in Ila-Orogun

Osun election. [TheCbale] Pulse Nigeria

Voting has ended at PUs 04 and 05, Ward 04, Ila-Orangun, but electoral officials are waiting till 2:30pm before the counting of votes begins.

(01:45pm) Voting has ended at a polling unit in Ede

INEC officials waiting for voters to come forward to cast their votes. Pulse Nigeria

Update: INEC adhoc staff unwind while they wait for voters at Polling Unit 005, Ward 04, Oba Laoye Grammar School, Alajue I, Ede South "We have 828 voters in this polling unit but only 361 have voted so far, we will stop voting by 2.30pm," says the presiding officer.

(01:02pm) Voter confesses to selling vote for three buckets of garri

A voter in Ilesha has said that he voted for one of the major parties because he “collected three buckets of garri". He, however, said that he would have had a rethink had the other major party also gave him something.

(12:56pm) Police officers cramped on a motorcycle

Police officers on election duty in Osun State. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Three police officers on election duty in Osun State were spotted sharing a motorcycle en route to a polling unit in Ede South.

(12:45pm) Lasun cries out over vote buying

Labour Party candidate, Lasun Yusuf. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Labour Party candidate, Yusuf Lasun said he has received several reports of vote buying across the state. He also denies stepping down for Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the PDP.

"If we decide to keep buying votes on the day of the election, Nigeria is in problem," he said.

(12:34pm) INEC official captures voter with BVAS machine.

INEC official accredits voter with BVAS machine. [Twitter:INEC] Pulse Nigeria

(12:17pm) Osun Assembly Speaker casts his vote

Osun Assembly Speaker, Timothy Owoeye. [Daily Trust] Pulse Nigeria

Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye casts his vote at unit 6 ward 10 Oro Ajimoko primary school, Orogba Ilesa

(12:09pm) Vote buying in full swing

Voters at Bode Osi, Olaoluwa LGA, Osun state admits collecting cash. Pulse Nigeria

Some voters at PUs 2 and 7, Bode-Osi Ward 8, Olaoluwa LGA, have told TheCable that party agents gave them N5,000 each while some others said they received N3,000.

(12:08pm) No Aregbesola in sight

Aregbesola's polling unit Pulse Nigeria

Minister of Interior and former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola is yet to show up at his polling unit in Ward 8, Ilesha East, hours after the commencement of voting.

Some of his supporters say they are still waiting for him to show up -- even as the queue gets shorter.

(12:06pm) The elderly queue in a separate line

Osun elderly voters. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

The elderly have their own queue at polling unit 6, Ward 8, Apomu, Isokan LGA.

(12:04pm) Rain Disrupt voting in Ife South

Voters run for cover as rain pours down during election in Osun. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Heavy rainfall has disrupted the voting process in many polling units in Ife South LGA.

(12:02pm) US election observes arrive Ede

US election observers. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

US consulate election observers have just arrived at PU 004, Ward 04, Oba Laoye Grammar School, Ede South.

(11:59am) Lagos hoodlum arrested by security agents

Election enforcer arrested by security agents. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

A hoodlum, pictured above, has been arrested by the Police alongside his colleagues in Ifofin area of Ilesha. He gave his name as Ezekiel and said he resides in Lagos and had to come to Ilesha “to work”.

One of the suspected hoodlums arrested by the police in the Ifofin area of Ilesha gives his name as Ezekiel. He said he resides in Lagos and had to come to Ilesha “to work”.

(11:44am) Party agents keep close watch

Party agents in the Osun governorship election. Pulse Nigeria

Agents representing different parties and candidates and watching as events unfold at Polling Unit 004, Ward 04, Oba Laoye Grammar School, Ede South.

(11:14) SOS: We're getting overwhelmed, security operatives cry out

Voters at a polling unit in Ede North. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Security operatives stationed at Ward 04, PU008, Anuolu Junction, Alajue I, Ede North said they're being overwhelmed due to the large turnout of voters. There are over 1800 voters at this polling unit.

(11:13am) Voting progressing smoothly in Ilesha

Voters at Ilesha. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

The voting exercise has so far been itch-free at Polling Unit 6, Isare Ward 8, Ilesha East LGA.

(11:02am) The moment Governor Gboyega Oyetola was swarmed by supporters on arrival at his polling unit.

(11:00am) Governor Oyetola has voted

The incumbent governor of the state and APC candidate, Oyetola, alongside his wife, Kafayat, have just cast their votes.

(10:47am) First complaint

Osun voters laments the slowness of the process. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Voters at PU 006, Ward 04, Ode Oke, Ede South are reportedly complaining that the voting process is slow.

(10:35am) Labour Party candidate, Yusuf votes

Labour Party governorship candidate, Lasun Yusuf casting his vote. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Lasun Yusuf, the candidate of the Labour party has cast his vote at PU04, Ward 5, Woru compound, Irepodun LGA.

(10: 30am) Another frontline candidate, Ogunbiyi, casts his vote

Accord Party Governorship candidate, Akin Ogunbiyi casts his vote. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Akin Ogunbiyi, Accord Party governorship candidate, has just cast his vote at PU03, Ward 05, Methodist Primary School, Ileogbo, Ayedire LGA

(10:25am) Osun youths troop out to vote

Young voters participating in the Osun election. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Young voters troop out to participate in the Osun governorship election - via TheCable

(10:00am) Former APC National Chairman, Akande, votes at his polling unit

Chief Bisi Akande. Pulse Nigeria

Bisi Akande, chieftain of the APC, has just cast his vote at PU 12, Ward 01, Isedo, Ila-Orangun.

(09:42am) First glitch recorded as BVAS machine failed while voters anxiously wait to cast their ballots at Ward 6, Unit 2 Ikoti, Ilesa West.

(09:18am) 92-year-old grandma votes in Olu--Oluwa LGA

92-year-old Osun voter. [INEC] Pulse Nigeria

A 92-year-old grandmother has just cast her vote at Polling Unit 002, Ward 6, Baptist Primary School 1, Isore/Ikonifin, in Ola-Oluwa LGA.

(09:17am) The elderly voting first in Ayedade

Osun election. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

The elderly stepped forward first to vote at PU01, Ward 1, Ayedade Ikire, Irewole LGA,

(09:04am) Voting gets underway in Ikire

Ikire voters, osun election. [INEC] Pulse Nigeria

Women were the first set of voters as voting gets underway at Polling Unit 006, Registration 06, Ikire.

(09:00am) Adeleke first candidate to vote

Senator Ademola Adeleke casts his vote. [TheCable] Pulse Nigeria

Candidate of the PDP, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote, making him the first among the contenders to vote.

(08:45am) INEC presiding officers read out voting instructions to awaiting voters.

INEC presiding officer reads out the procedures of voting with her colleague interpreting it in Yoruba language to voters who are waiting to cast their ballots at Salvation primary school, Polling Unit 005, Registration Area 05, Osogbo.