Dino Melaye reacts to the All Progressives Congress (APC) losing Nigeria’s Osun State governorship election after the election body, INEC, declares Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner. Both outlets report that INEC makes the declaration on Sunday morning following the poll held on August 15, 2026.
Melaye publicly celebrates the outcome and frames it as a setback for President Bola Tinubu and the APC. Nigerian Eye reports that he posts on X with remarks such as “Rest in Peace APC” and claims that Tinubu, the Senate President and “34 governors” are defeated. Daily Post Nigeria similarly describes him mocking the APC, saying that Tinubu and the Senate President are among those who “lost.”
Nigerian Eye also provides voting details: Adeleke wins with 511,067 votes against the APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji’s 444,815, and wins 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas. Across accounts, Melaye’s criticism is consistent, though outlets vary in the specific tally of political figures he says are defeated and the exact wording of his posts.
