INEC fixes September 27 for Osun run-off election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 27 for the Osun governorship election run-off.

The date was fixed shortly after the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joseph Afuape, declared the poll inconclusive.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Ademola Adeleke and his All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, had opened up a major lead on the 46 other candidates that participated in the poll.

While Adeleke polled 254,698 votes, 353 more votes than Oyetola who got 254,345 votes. The number of voters meant a run-off would be needed before either one of them can be declared winner

On September 27, it will be up to the 3,498 voters spread across seven polling units to decide who becomes next governor of the state after Rauf Aregbesola.