Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described his victory in the just-concluded governorship election as a victory for democracy and the people of the state.

DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke the winner of the keenly contested election on Sunday.

Speaking shortly after the declaration, Adeleke expressed gratitude to God and the people of Osun State for supporting him.

“I feel great. First of all, I thank God Almighty for what has happened today. It’s a victory for democracy in Nigeria. A victory for Osun people that stood by me and said, Imole, you have done a lot for us.

“You have given us dividend of democracy in terms of infrastructure, improving our education, agriculture, and so forth. So this is for Osun people saying, thank you, Mr Governor,” he said.

Adeleke won in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas.

He polled 511,067 votes to defeat his All Progressives Congress (APC) challenger, Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 444,815 votes.