Bisi Akande Wins Polling Unit in Osun Governorship Election

Bisi Akande, the founding interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Osun State, has won his polling unit in the governorship election held on Saturday.

Mr Akande voted at polling unit PU 12, Ward 4, located in Atogbade area of Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area.

The APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, received 181 votes, while Ademola Adeleke from the Accord Party got 121 votes.

Mr Akande is affectionately known as ‘Baba Omokeekeeke,’ which means “father of small children.” He was the governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003 under the Alliance for Democracy (AD).

After his time as governor, he led the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Action Congress (AC), and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as national chairman for 11 years, from 2003 to 2014.

He later became the founding interim national chairman of the APC.