Osun Guber Election: APC Members Jubilate as Oyebamiji Wins Polling Unit in Osogbo, Video Emerges
- , All Progressives Congress (APC) members took to the streets in celebration after results emerged from the Owode area in Osogbo LGA during the Osun 2026 governorship election
- Bola Oyebamiji, the APC candidate, was declared the winner of the Owode polling unit as voting concluded in the state
- The Osun governorship election drew widespread attention online, with thousands following live coverage of the keenly contested poll
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Osogbo, Osun State - All Progressives Congress (APC) members erupted in celebration on Saturday, August 15, 2026, after their party's governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, won a polling unit in the Owode area in Osogbo Local Government Area during the Osun State Governorship Election.
The video of jubilant APC supporters celebrating the polling unit result has emerged.
Source: Twitter
Vanguard Newspapers reported the development via its verified X account, @vanguardngrnews, on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
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The Osun governorship election attracted significant national attention as results began filtering in from across the state.
"APC members jubilating after the party's candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, won in Owode area, Osogbo LGA"
Osun election: Reactions to APC's polling unit victory
The development sparked a quick round of responses on X. @Sanfrancisco003, who goes by the handle Duke Of Ikorodu, expressed confusion, writing: "I still don't get it!"
@AdebiyiTem80565, posting under the name Richest/Gold Oliver Smith, offered a sharp rebuke of the ruling party, writing simply: "Shame to APC."
@bobasefe1
"The fact that the voters still stay and watch count their vote shows the level of distrust in our electoral process...INEC need to do better"
@Rashheedi_
"Of course APC is going to win in Osogbo, what's there to jubilate on"
@Adex_wonder
"Na thug dey jubilate, APC mean Thug"
@Kayroy32930254
"They are local community thugs"
Osun guber election 2026
The 2026 Osun governorship election is a closely watched contest, with the APC seeking to reclaim the state from the Accord Party.
Governor Ademola Adeleke has been in office since he won the seat in 2022.
Oyebamiji's result in Owode, Osogbo LGA marked one of the early unit-level victories declared for the APC candidate on election day.,
Adeleke wins first polling unit in Osogbo
Recall that ballot counting has concluded at polling unit 39, ward 4, Osogbo local government area following the governorship election voting exercise
Presiding Officer Oyeranmi Deborah declared the figures for the unit, with multiple parties fielding votes at the polling centre.
Results from other polling units in Osogbo were still being collated as of the time of the report.
Osun election: Winner emerges in Ede North polling unit
Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that Accord Party supporters in Osun state broke into celebration after early results emerged from a polling unit in Ede North LGA.
Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, seeking a second term, scored more votes than his competitors at the polling unit.
Voting began across Osun State on Saturday, August 15, with INEC officials overseeing the governorship election.
Source: Legit.ng
