The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has said it is considering legal action over the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, insisting that the electoral process has not ended with the declaration of the result by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The APC, in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, said the party was studying the results and would consult its legal team before deciding on its next move.
The party said it would explore all constitutional avenues available to challenge any irregularities it believed occurred during the election.
“We are not unaware of the fact that election is a process which begins with the registration of voters, through the primary election to the election proper, and extends to the Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and terminates at the Supreme Court,” the party said.
The APC argued that the declaration of a winner by INEC should not be interpreted as the end of the electoral process where there were grounds for legal challenge.
It said, “An election cannot be said to have been concluded without exploring all constitutionally allowed legal opportunities to correct anomalies observed in the process, as enshrined in the Electoral Act 2026, as amended.”
The party said its decision would be guided by the advice of its lawyers, stressing that it remained committed to the rule of law, fairness and justice.
The APC also urged its supporters to remain calm and avoid actions capable of escalating political tensions across the state.
“We are imploring our ever-loyal members and supporters to remain cool and calm while they carry on with their businesses and refuse to respond to any provocative action or inaction from any members of the ruling party across the state,” the statement added.
The party further appealed to the Nigeria Police Force to protect its members and supporters, alleging that some APC supporters were being “needlessly molested” by members of the ruling party.
The development followed INEC’s declaration of the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, as winner of the election.
Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 444,815 votes, giving the PDP candidate a margin of 66,252 votes.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.
Declaring the result at the state collation centre in Osogbo in the early hours of Sunday, the INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, said 985,079 votes were valid while 20,721 votes were rejected.
The total votes cast stood at 1,005,800.
Despite the defeat, the APC said its members should not lose hope, maintaining that “it is not over until it is over.”
The party described the current political situation as a passing phase and expressed confidence that justice would ultimately prevail.
The statement comes amid growing attention on the post-election process, with the APC now expected to determine, after consultations with its lawyers, whether to challenge the result before the appropriate electoral tribunal.
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