The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has congratulated his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, saying the outcome of the governorship election reflected the will of the people.

Gov. Makinde, in a brief message posted on his verified X account on Sunday, described Adeleke as his brother and said his victory followed a long and difficult political journey.

“Hearty congratulations to my brother, His Excellency Ademola @AAdeleke_01 on his reelection as Governor of Osun State.

“It has indeed been a long and arduous journey, but we are delighted that the will of the good people of Osun State prevailed in the end”, Makinde’s brief congratulatory message to Adeleke read.

The congratulatory message came shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Adeleke the winner of Saturday’s Osun governorship election.

Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. He won 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji won 11.

The victory secured Adeleke a second term in office and marked the first time the Accord Party would win a governorship election in Osun State.