#OsunDecides2026: Adeleke confident of victory, urges voters to protect ballots

Accord Governorship candidate unit, Mr Ademola Adeleke cast his vote at ward 02, polling unit 009, Abogunde Compound, Ede North, Osun State…on Saturday. Photo: Saheed Olugbon

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday expressed confidence in emerging victorious in the ongoing governorship election in the state.

Adeleke expressed the confidence after casting his vote at Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, in Ede North Local Government Area.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the governor arrived at the polling unit at about 8:32 a.m., accompanied by a large number of supporters.

After being accredited by the Presiding Officer of Ward 2, Unit 9, at 8:35 a.m., he proceeded to cast his vote.

Speaking shortly after casting his ballot, Adeleke said he was confident of emerging victorious in the election.

He called on the electorate to come out en masse to exercise their franchise, stressing that they should protect their votes until the end of the electoral process.

According to him, the election provides the people of Osun with the opportunity to decide who would govern them for the next four years.

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The governor urged voters to remain peaceful and law-abiding throughout the voting and collation processes.

He also appealed to the electorate to stay at their polling units to monitor the process, in accordance with INEC guidelines.

The governor, however, said that he received information about a certain police officer planning to disrupt the electoral process in Ede.

He called on the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to immediately move the police officer away from the state.

“We also received information about our supporters being scared away in Modakeke and some areas in the state by some police officers to disenfranchise them,” he said.

Adeleke also called on his supporters to watch out for fake ballot papers which could be used in some polling units to deceive the electorate.

He, however, expressed optimism that the election would be peaceful, credible and reflective of the people’s will. (NAN)