He said the Osun election had demonstrated the importance of protecting votes and ensuring that citizens were able to freely exercise their democratic rights.

“The outcome of this election is a powerful reminder to the ruling APC that a determined people cannot be defeated. Even if all the funds in the nation’s treasury are expended, and every apparatus of the state is deployed against the will of the people, that will shall still prevail,” Adeoye said.

He added that the Osun electorate had demonstrated that votes, when freely cast and adequately protected, remained a potent instrument for defending democracy.

“The Osun electorate has shown Nigeria once again that votes, when protected and courageously cast, remain the ultimate weapon against political tyranny,” he stated.

Adeleke, who contested the August 15 election on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after securing 511,067 votes.

His closest challenger, the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, polled 444,815 votes, while the African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes.

Adeleke won in 19 of Osun State’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured victories in the remaining 11 LGAs.

He said the outcome demonstrated that the people’s will must prevail when citizens remain committed to their civic responsibilities and make their voices heard.

He explained that citizens’ voices can only be heard when they exercise their civic rights during elections.

He urged stakeholders to continue to uphold the principles of credible, peaceful and transparent elections.

According to him, “I congratulate my friend, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State and candidate of the Accord Party, on his victory in the 15 August 2026 Osun State Governorship Election.

“As a leader of the opposition and a committed democrat, I commend the people of Osun State for exercising their democratic rights and reaffirming the power of the people’s mandate.

“This victory is a reminder that when citizens remain committed to their civic responsibilities and make their voices heard, the people’s will must prevail.

“I also commend the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the election and encourage all stakeholders to continue to uphold the principles of credible, peaceful and transparent elections.”

DAILY POST recalls that Davido had, during the collation of the election results in Osogbo on Saturday, alleged that Faleke was putting pressure on INEC to alter the outcome of the poll.

“Hon. James Faleke, stop putting pressure on INEC to change Osun election result. Respect the wishes of Osun people. We don’t want Oyetola and AMBO,” Davido had tweeted.

Replying, Faleke said his presence in Osun was solely to support his party’s candidate.

He pointed out that Davido also backed his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, who contested under the Accord Party.

“I have never influenced or rigged before and I don’t plan to start now. Face your music while we face our politics.

“I came to Osun to support my party’s candidate, while you supported your uncle’s party (Accord). INEC is a body that can’t be influenced by me or anyone else,” Faleke said.