OsunDecides: 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.

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

Chief Bisi Akande.

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(12:02pm) US election observes arrive Ede

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

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”.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke arrives at his polling unit at Abogunde in Ede North LGA – via TheCable

Voting gets underway as the first voter comes forward for accreditation at Polling Unit 1, Ward 3, Methodist School, Atakumosa West LGA.

Voters ready to vote at PU 1, Imo Ward 2, Ilesha East.

Election officials and security agents waiting for voters at Polling Unit 002, Ward 9, Kuta 1, Ayedire LGA as at 7.30am.

As at 07:15am, INEC ad-hoc officials had already set up and waiting for voters at Polling Unit 35, Registration Area 5, Osogbo LGA

INEC ad-hoc officials.