Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won Ejigbo Local Government Area in the 2026 Osun State governorship election, polling 18,458 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 16,195 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 5,053 votes. The result gives Adeleke a margin of 2,263 votes over Oyebamiji, as reported by Premium Times on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
Ejigbo is the home local government of Salaam, who is an ally of former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The election took place on Saturday, August 15, across all 30 local government areas in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been uploading polling-unit results to its IReV portal as collation continues.
Collation Progress and Remaining Results
As of the time of this report, results from other local government areas across Osun were still being gathered. INEC continued to upload polling-unit data to the IReV portal as the collation process progressed. The Ejigbo LGA result was highlighted via X, showing the breakdown of votes for the leading candidates.
The outcome in Ejigbo is significant because it is a home turf for Salaam, yet he came third, indicating a strong performance by Adeleke and Oyebamiji in the area.
Osun Election Tests Tinubu's Influence
With the Nigerian general elections due in early 2027, Osun is one of the last major electoral tests before the national vote. The final result will not predict who wins the presidency, but it could offer an early indication of whether President Bola Tinubu's political influence in the southwest still translates into votes. Tinubu's political career was built in neighbouring Lagos, but his family roots are in Osun. His cousin Adegboyega Oyetola governed the state from 2018 to 2022 before losing to Adeleke.
While a defeat would not mean that Tinubu has lost the southwest, it would challenge the assumption that political defections and elite alliances automatically translate into electoral support, according to Legit.ng's analysis.
APC's Oyebamiji Wins Obokun LGA
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that APC governorship candidate Oyebamiji secured victory in Obokun LGA, defeating Governor Adeleke by a margin of 4,097 votes. The final result was announced at the Obokun LGA collation centre at around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The APC polled 16,120 votes, while the Accord Party secured 12,023 votes.
A total of 29,147 votes were cast across the local government area, comprising 28,687 valid votes and 460 rejected ballots. About 13 other political parties also participated in the Obokun LGA contest, according to Legit.ng.
