Read how PDP's Adeleke won Osun west senatorial bye-election over APC.

On Sunday, 9th July, the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) announced
Mr Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the
winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye-
election.

The winner happens to be the younger brother of
the late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, who died earlier this year.

Reports from The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shows
that, the election was held in 10 local
government areas making up the district.
Mr. Ademola Adeleke had 97, 480
votes to defeat a former senator, Mudashiru
Hussein of the APC, who had 66, 116 votes.

The result was announced in Iwo, the Osun West
Senatorial headquarters, where Mr Baritor Kpagih,
INEC Residential Electoral Commissioner for
the bye-election, said Adeleke won nine out
of the 10 local government areas where the
election was held.

This therefore  returned Adeleke as
senator to complete the tenure of his late brother who died on April 23.

Below is the breakdown of the election result:

Iwo Local Government: APC-12,205
PDP-12,547
Olaoluwa Local Government: APC 5,316
PDP 5,618
Ayedire Local Government:
APC 5,360
PDP 5,789
Ejigbo Local Government:
APC 12,229
PDP 9,723
Irewole Local Government:
APC 8,952
PDP 9,096
Ede North Local Government: APC 2,784
PDP 18,559
Ede South Local Government: APC 2,096
PDP 13,406
Ayedaade Local Government: APC 7,179
PDP 9,061
Egbedore Local Government: APC 4,768
PDP 7,142
Isokan Local Government:
APC 5227
PDP 6,539

According to NAN. In all, 12 political parties contested in the election, but the PDP and APC were the major.
Meanwhile, Adeleke would represent the senatorial district till 2019.