BREAKING: APC’s Biodun Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Governorship Election

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.

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