Former lawmaker who represented Kogi West in the Senate, Dino Melaye, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) spent about N70 billion to buy votes in the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State.

Melaye made the allegation in a post he shared on his official Facebook page on Monday.

The former lawmaker pointed out that there are lessons Nigerians ought to learn from the outcome of the Osun election ahead of the 2027 general elections.

According to him, electorates in Osun collected money from the ruling party but still voted for their various choices.

“Nigerians must learn from Osun election where APC spent a whopping 70 billion naira only to procure 444,816 votes plus rigging.

“The implication is that more people collected APC money and voted for their conscience.

“2027, collect APC money and vote your conscience. APC till we meet again,” he wrote.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Accord candidate, winner of the election.

Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. ADC candidate Najeem Salaam came third with 17,180 votes.

Adeleke won in 19 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured 11, giving the incumbent a winning margin of 66,252 votes.