How Adeleke thwarted APC’s bid to reclaim Osun
For Mr Adeleke, the victory was the culmination of a political journey that began less than a decade ago and was shaped by a powerful family name, an upset senatorial victory, a bitterly contested governorship election, a year of litigation over credibility of the 2018 election and, eventually, two successful bids for the state’s highest political office.
In the 15 August governorship election, Mr Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, to secure another four-year term.
Mr Aregbesola subsequently won a fresh mandate for a second term in 2014 after his party, ACN, merged with other political parties in 2013 to form the APC, and governed the state until 2018, when his party’s candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, succeeded him after defeating his closest challenger Mr Adeleke of the PDP by a razor-thin margin.
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