The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defected the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Osun State.
The presidential election was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 throughout the country.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer for Osun State, Professor Folasade Ogunsola made this known at the INEC collation centre, Osogbo on Sunday.
According to Professor Ogunsola who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, the PDP polled 354,366 votes to lead the pack with the APC coming second with 343,945 votes.
Labour Party came a distant third with a distant 23,283 votes.
Inline with the Electoral Act, the result will be transmitted to the INEC National Collation Centre in Abuja.
The result is as follows: Presidential election result for Osun State.
State Collation Officer: Professor Folasade Ogunsola, Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos.
Registered voters – 1,954,800
Accredited voters 759,362
Valid Votes — 733,203
Invalid Votes — 23,541
Total Vote Cast — 756,744
A: 1,006
AA: 129
AAC: 402
ADC: 3,988
ADP: 1,519
APC: 343,945
APGA: 613
APM: 291
APP: 149
BP: 206
LP: 23,283
NNPP: 713
NRM: 623
PDP: 354,366
PRP: 277
SDP: 225
YPP: 347
ZLP: 1,121
