Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun West Senatorial by-election held on Saturday, appears set to clinch victory and replace Isiaka Adeleke, his late older brother, at the senate.

Only few weeks ago, the younger Adeleke joined the Ali Modu-Sheriff faction of the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after it became obvious that he would not win the APC primary.

According to NAN, unofficial results show that Adeleke defeated Mudashiru Hussain, the APC candidate, in majority of the local government areas in the senatorial district.

Adeleke won the two local councils in his home town of Ede as well as Egbedore and Ola Oluwa local councils, and projections in other local councils also appear to show that he has a comfortable lead.

Victory for the PDP in the election could deal a heavy blow on the image of Rauf Aregbesola, the OSun State governor, as it is believd that Hussain, Adeleke’s major opponent, is the Governor’s preferred candidate.

Hussain’s poor performance at the polls was obvious as he was said to have won his own polling unit in Ejigbo local government area by a paltry four votes, having garnered 152 votes against Adeleke’s 148.

Journalists who covered the event said voter turnout was impressive despite heavy rains.

Meanwhile, below is a video of the PDP in celebratory mood ahead of the official announcement of Adeleke’s victory by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The clip was posted on Twitter by Kayode Ogundamisi, a journalist.

#osunwestdecides #OsunWestElection Ali Modu Sheriff’s version of PDP may have just pulled an electoral victory against @APCNigeria in Osun pic.twitter.com/Q297x4CG2r

— Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) July 8, 2017