He won 760 votes to defeat the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the PDP in the 2012 governorship election, Saka Lawal, who polled 22 votes.

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Jegede served as AG from 2009 till July 22, 2016 when he resigned in order to pursue his governorship ambition. The governorship elections will hold on November 26.