The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race.
Here are 5 things to know about Ademola Adeleke, the Osun Gov-elect.
1. He was a senator that represented the Osun-west senatorial district between 2017 and 2019.
2. Adeleke is a father of five including B-Red and uncle to popular musician, Davido.
3. Adeleke commenced his primary education at Methodist Primary School, Surulere Lagos State then relocated to Old Oyo State and attended Nawarudeen Primary School, Ikire.
4. He progressed to The Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School, Ede also in the then Old Oyo State and later moved to Ede Muslim Grammar School Ede, where he finished his secondary school education before relocating to the United States.
5. He started higher studies at Jacksonville State University, Alabama in the United States where he majored in criminal justice and with minor in political science.