The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, has won the Ekiti State governorship election held on Saturday.
His victory was announced Sunday morning in Ado-Ekiti by Mrs Adenike Oladiji, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure.
Oyebanji won the election with 319,224 votes.
His closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Mr Wole Oluyede, scored 40,543 votes
She said Oyebanji satisfied all the requirements in the election and was declared elected.
Announcing the result, Oladiji said the election had 988, 251 as total number of registered voters and 384, 949 as the total number of accredited voters across the 16 local government areas of the state.
She gave the total number of votes cast as 382,109 while the total number of rejected votes as 6,332.
Speaking with journalists after the announcement, the APC Collation Agent, Sen. Cyril Fasuyi, called on other other contenders to join the governor in building a prosperous state.
His words: “In every contest there will only be one winner.
“I think there should be that sportsmanship spirit with all of them.
“I think nobody is a loser; we understand it’s just for everybody to come on board to support the governor in his developmental drive,” he said.
Below are the results:
- EMURE LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF EMMANUEL OLUWAFEMI
RESULTS
ADC – 732
APC 14325
PDP – 851
- EFON LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PRO. SUNDAY OJO
RESULTS
ADC -201
APC 8742
PDP 2051
- IJERO LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OLANIRAN AKANNI
RESULTS
ADC 2026
APC 25506
PDP 2479
- IKERE LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF KEHINDE JAIYEOLA
RESULTS
ADC 245
APC 11116
- EKITI SOUTH LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF KOLA OLADUNMOYE
RESULTS
ADC 1076
APC 14705
PDP 1800
- IDO-OSI
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF AKINTUDE. MUTAKUBI
RESULTS
ADC 561
APC 17901
PDP 1449
- EKITI WEST LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF BOLAJI STEPHEN
RESULTS
ADC 674
APC 28258
PDP 3644
- ADO LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF TOYE FASIMINRIN
RESULTS
ADC 1054
APC 38026
PDP 3817
- ILEJEME LG
COLLATION OFFICER – MOGAJI ANTHONY
RESULTS
ADC 578
APC 8984
PDP 1243
- ISE-ORUN LG
COLLATION OFFICER – DR JOHN ISSA
RESULTS
ADC 365
APC 12908
PDP 1627
- OYE LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF JIDE POPOOLA
RESULTS
ADC 998
APC 18975
PDP 2891
- MOBA LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF ADEGBOYEGA SULAIMAN
RESULTS
ADC 994
APC 20500
PDP 1572
- AYEKIRE GBONYIN LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OSHO BAMIDELE
RESULTS
ADC 314
APC 17133
PDP 1503
- IKOLE LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF SADIA FUNMILAYO ADIFALA
RESULTS
ADC 812
APC 26508
PDP 750
- IREPODUN/IFELODUN LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF MICHAEL ADEYEMI
RESULTS
ADC 511
APC 29278
PDP 2119
- EKITI WEST LG
COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OLABODE OLATUBOSUN
RESULTS
ADC 1730
APC 26359
PDP 2795
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