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The 2003 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 April 2003. [1] [2] [3] [4] PDP's Olagunsoye Oyinlola won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, AD's Adebisi Akande and ANPP's Lai Oriowo. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Olagunsoye Oyinlola won out of over 22 PDP governorship aspirants at the primary election. [17] His running mate was Olusola Obada. [18]
The Governor of Osun State is elected using the plurality voting system.
A total of three candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. [19] PDP candidate Olagunsoye Oyinlola won election for a first tenure, defeating AD Incumbent Governor, Adebisi Akande, and ANPP's Lai Oriowo. [6] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,367,627. However, only 58.63% (i.e. 801,812) of registered voters participated in the excerise. [5] [27] [6]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olagunsoye Oyinlola | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 493,509 | 67.55 | |
| Adebisi Akande | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | 237,041 | 32.45 | |
| Lai Oriowo | All Nigeria Peoples Party(ANPP) | |||
| Total | 730,550 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,367,627 | – | ||
| Source: Gamji, [19] Africa Update, [6] Dawodu [5] | ||||
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