VIDEO: Obasanjo pays surprise congratulatory visit to Adeleke after Osun poll victory

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo paid a surprise congratulatory visit to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, following his victory in Saturday’s governorship election.

Adeleke was declared the winner of the election on Sunday after polling 511,067 votes across the state.

The incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who secured 444,815 votes.

Adeleke won in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji emerged victorious in 11.

The governor recorded victories in Ede North, Ede South, Ejigbo, Iwo, Egbedore, Ife North, Ife East, Ife Central, Oriade, Ifelodun, Orolu, Ayedaade, Ayedire, Odo Otin, Boluwaduro, Ilesa West, Ifedayo and Osogbo, among others.

Obasanjo’s visit came hours after Adeleke was officially declared winner of the keenly contested poll, securing a fresh mandate to lead the state for another four years.

Watch the video below:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

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