The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, officially been declared the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election.
Oyebanji was declared winner of the polls, which held on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the early hours of Sunday.
Kayode Adebowale, the chief returning officer of the election, who announced the results in Ado-Ekiti, said Oyebanji secured a total of 187,057 votes to win the polls.
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His closest rivals, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled 82,211, while Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 67, 457 votes to come in third place.
Born December 21, 1967, Oyebanji is the anointed candidate of the incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi.
Of the 16 local government areas in the state, Mr Oyebanji won 15 – Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ilejemeje, Moba, Ado-Ekiti, Ijero, Ekiti Southwest, Ido-Osi, Ise-Orun, Gbonyin, Oye, Ekiti West, Ikere, Emure, Ikole.
Mr Kolawole won in Efon local government area.
Total number of votes scored by political parties in the Ekiti governorship election
A – 166
AAC – 409
ADC – 5,997
ADP- 3,495
APC- 187,057
APGA- 376
All – 290
APP- 1,9080
LP – 195
PRP- 1,980
NNPN- 529
PDP- 67457
SDP – 82,211
YPP-618
ZLP-282
Registered voters – 989,224
Accredited voters – 365,438
Valid votes – 351,865
Rejected votes – 8888
Total votes cast – 360753
