The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared former secretary to Ekiti state government SSG and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, winner of the Saturday’s governorship election held in Ekiti State.
Returning Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Kayode Adebowale who announced the results in Ado, said Mr Biodun Oyebanji, having scored the highest number of votes and won more than two-third of the election in 16 Local Government, is hereby declared winner.
Oyebanji won 15 of the 16 Local Governments election results declared by INEC, while People’s Democratic Party candidate, Mr Bisi Kolawole won Efon Local government
APC governorship candidate polled one hundred and eighty seven thousand, fifty seven votes to lead Chief Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, who polled a distant eighty two thousand, Two hundred and twenty two votes to emerge second, while Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party PDP scored sixty seven thousand, four hundred and fifty seven votes to emerge third.
The breakdown of results declared are as follows: Ekiti South-West LG : APC – 9,679 ,PDP – 4474 and SDP – 4,577, Ekti West LG APC -15,202 ,PDP – 3,386 and SDP – 3,863, Efon LG APC – 4012, PDP – 6,303 and SDP – 339
IJERO LG APC – 13,754
,PDP – 4897 and SDP – 5006
, IKERE LG APC – 12,086
PDP – 3789 and SDP – 1943
,ILEJEMEJE LG APC – 4357
,PDP – 1157 and SDP – 2344
In Irepodun Ifelodun LG APC – 13,125, PDP – 4,712 and SDP – 5010
,Ise/ Orun LG APC – 8,074
PDP – 2,588 and SDP – 5,909
MOBA LG APC – 11,609, PDP – 3530
and SDP – 4904.
OYE LG APC – 13396, PDP – 4122
and SDP – 3591, ADO LG APC – 23,831, PDP – 7,575 and SDP – 15,214, Ido/Osi LG APC – 10,321
, PDP – 2,871 and SDP – 9,489
, Emure LG APC – 7,728, PDP – 2,610 and SDP – 3,445.
Ikole LG APC-16,417, PDP – 6,266
and SDP – 5,736, Gbonyin LG APC–11247, PDP–3,947 and SDP–4059 while in Ekiti East LG APC –12099, PDP—5230and SDP—4982.
