Osun election: Adeleke casts vote at his Ward

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote at Ward 02, Abogunde Sagba, in Ede North Local Government Area of the state.

The governor had arrived at Polling Unit at about 8:10 am on Saturday.

He is seeking re-election under the platform of Accord Party after he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, through which he won the governorship seat in 2022.

DAILY POST reports that a total of 15 political parties are participating in the election.

Two out of the 15 candidates, Adesina Adeyemi-Doro of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Simon Adewale of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, had earlier announced their withdrawal.

The governor, an uncle to afrobeats superstar, Davido, is up against the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the People Redemption Party, PRP, among others.