The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election held on Saturday.
Governor Oyebanji secured re-election after polling 319,224 votes, defeating his closest challengers: Olumayokun Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who received 40,533 votes, and Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who garnered 12,872 votes. Voting took place across all 16 local government areas of the state.
The Returning Officer, Professor Adenike Oladiji, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced the official results early Sunday morning at INEC’s headquarters in Ado-Ekiti. She stated:
Having satisfied the requirements of the law, I, Adenike Oladiji, hereby declare Oyebanji Abiodun Abayomi as the duly elected Governor of Ekiti State.
INEC reported a total of 988,251 registered voters, with 384,940 accredited for the election. Out of 382,109 total votes cast, 375,777 were valid.
Notably, the PDP candidate, Olumayokun Oluyede, lost in his own Ikere Local Government Area, where the APC polled 8,742 votes to the PDP’s 2,051. Below are the official results from all 16 local government areas as announced at the State Collation Centre:
Efon Local Government
ADC – 201
APC – 8,742
PDP – 2,051
Ijero Local Government
ADC – 2,026
APC – 25,506
PDP – 2,479
Ikere Local Government
ADC – 245
APC – 11,116
PDP – 9,872
Emure Local Government
ADC – 732
APC – 14,325
PDP – 851
Ekiti South West
ADC – 1,076
APC – 14,705
PDP – 1,800
Ido/Osi
ADC – 561
APC – 17,901
PDP – 1,449
[Next LGA – Collation Officer: Prof Bolaji Stephen missing LGA name, using data as is]
ADC – 674
APC – 28,258
PDP – 3,644
Ado Local Government
ADC – 1,054
APC – 38,026
PDP – 3,817
Ilejemeje Local Government
ADC – 579
APC – 8,984
PDP – 1,243
Ise/Orun Local Government
ADC – 365
APC – 12,907
PDP – 1,627
Oye Local Government
ADC – 998
APC – 18,975
PDP – 2,891
Moba Local Government
ADC – 994
APC – 20,500
PDP – 1,572
Ayekire/Gbonyin Local Government
ADC – 314
APC – 17,133
PDP – 1,563
Ikole Local Government
ADC – 812
APC – 26,508
PDP – 750
Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government
ADC – 511
APC – 29,278
PDP – 2,119
Ekiti East Local Government
ADC – 1,730
APC – 26,359
PDP – 2,795
These results confirm Governor Oyebanji’s re-election for a second term as the governor of Ekiti State.
