The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun says it is reviewing the results of the 2026 governorship election across the state’s 332 wards.
Earlier on Sunday, Ademola Adeleke was re-elected for a second term as governor of Osun.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on Sunday declare incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party winner of the election after an overnight results collation exercise in Osogbo, the state capital.
The state returning officer, Joshua Ogunwole, said Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger in the tightly contested governorship election.
Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with a final vote tally of 444,815 votes, while Najeem Salaam, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), came a distant third with 17,180 votes.
Reacting to the development in a statement, Kola Olabisi, spokesperson for APC in Osun, said the party would explore available legal avenues to challenge the outcome of the poll at the election tribunal.
Olabisi said the party is consulting its legal team before deciding on the next step after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election results.
He said that the election process does not end with the declaration of results, and the constitutional process allows aggrieved parties to seek redress at the election petition tribunal, the court of appeal, and ultimately the supreme court.
“An election cannot be said to have been concluded without having explored all these constitutionally allowed legal opportunities to correct anomalies observed in the process of the election as enshrined in the Electoral Act 2026 as amended,” the statement reads.
The spokesperson said the APC would not hesitate to explore the “window allowed by the extant Electoral Act” after consulting its lawyers and acting on their professional advice.
He explained that the development is part of the beauty of democracy.
“The new development is a beauty of democracy with reference to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s declared governorship election results in the state which would not propel us to deviate from embracing the culture of the rule of law,” the statement reads.
“As a result of the foregoing, we are imploring our ever loyal members and supporters to remain cool and calm while they carry on with their businesses and refuse to respond to any provocative action or inaction from any of the members of the ruling party across the state.”
Olabisi maintained that INEC’s declaration of the governorship election results would not make the party abandon its commitment to the rule of law, fairness and justice.
He, however, commended members and supporters of the party for their “steadfastness, sagacity and loyalty” throughout the electoral process.
He pointed out that their contributions had helped the APC reach the current stage in the state’s political history.
He asked the Nigeria Police Force to protect its members and supporters, whom he alleged were being ‘needlessly molested” by the ruling party.
“While we are appealing to the Nigeria Police Force to come to the aid and rescue of our members and supporters who are being needlessly molested by the ruling party, we are assuring them that we won’t have any cause or reason to abandon them,” Olabisi said.
“The current situation in the political history of the state is a passing phase which will soon become part of history as justice shall be done accordingly.”