Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Kola Balogun, has been declared the winner of the Oyo South senatorial district.
Kola Balogun defeated his closest rival, Abiola Ajimobi, of the All Progressive Congress, with a vote difference of 13,502.
The PDP candidate ended the contest with a total of 105,720 votes while the candidate of the APC had 92,217 votes.
The incumbent senator representing the district, Soji Akanbi, who contested on the platform of ADC, finished behind the duo, in third place with 60,087 total votes.
This declaration was made Monday morning by the returning officer of the district, Wole Akinsola, at the INEC collation centre office located in Ibadan North LGA.
In total, Mr Ajimobi won in three of the local governments in the senatorial district. Mr Balogun won the remaining six.
Mr Ajimobi won in Ibadan Southwest, Ibarapa Central and Ido.
Mr Balogun won in Ibadan North, Ibadan Northwest, Ibadan Northeast, Ibadan Southeast, Ibarapa North, Ibarapa East.