The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed September 27 th for Osun State governorship election rerun .
The decision was made after the gubernatorial election inconclusive based on an INEC technicality.

INEC Returning Officer and Vice – Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology , Akure , Prof Joseph Fowape , while announcing the results said the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Ademola Adeleke, polled 254 , 698 votes to defeat that of the All Progressives Congress , Gboyega Oyetola , who polled 254 , 698 votes .

But due to irregularities at some polling units in Ife North , Ife South and Orolu local government areas, including cases of card reader malfunctioning, ballot box snatching , among others, this led to the cancellation of 3, 498 votes recorded in the affected polling units.

Fowape said because the margin between the two leading candidates was lower than the registered cancelled votes , the election had to be declared inconclusive .

A re-run has been scheduled in the affected Polling units for Thursday , September 27, 2018.