- Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the ADC, watched his home polling unit in Ilesa East fall to the APC on Saturday
- The APC pulled 256 votes at Aregbesola’s Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1, while his own party, the ADC, managed just 13 votes
- At the unit where PDP National Treasurer Diran Odeyemi voted, Accord Party defeated the APC by 33 votes
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Ibokun, Osun State – The Osun governorship election on Saturday produced notable upsets at the polling unit level, with the ruling Accord Party claiming the polling unit where the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Treasurer cast his ballot.
At Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1, in Ilesa East Local Government Area, where Aregbesola voted in the afternoon, the APC recorded 256 votes against the ADC’s 13.
The Accord Party, which governs Osun State, came in between them with 43 votes.
Observers described the election across the state as largely peaceful, with a high voter turnout.
Accord wins PDP treasurer’s polling unit
As reported by The Punch, the Accord Party finished ahead of the APC at Ward 1, Unit 2, Ibokun NUD Primary School in Obokun Local Government Area, where PDP National Treasurer Diran Odeyemi voted.
Accord polled 211 votes at the unit, while the APC came second with 178 votes.
At the time of filing this report, collation of results was still ongoing across all 30 local government areas of Osun State.
Source: Legit.ng