The All Progressives Congress candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has been declared the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Kayode Adebowale, the election’s Chief Returning Officer, declared the APC and its candidate winners in the early hours of Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

According to Adebowale, Oyebanji received 187,057 votes, beating out his closest rivals, Engr. Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party and Chief Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party.

While Oni received 82,211 votes, Kolawole received 67,457 votes.

Oyebanji won 15 of the state’s 16 local government areas, while Kolawole won one.

In Efon Local Government Area, the PDP candidate won.

The PDP candidate secured victory in Efon Local Government Area.

 

The results as announced by INEC:

Ekiti East LGA

APC – 12,099

PDP – 5,230

SDP – 4,982

 

Gbonyin LGA

APC – 11,247

PDP – 3,947

SDP – 4,059

 

Ikole LGA

APC -16,417

PDP – 6,266

SDP – 5,736

 

Ado-Ekiti LGA

APC – 23,831

PDP – 7,575

SDP – 15,214

 

Ise/Orun LGA

APC – 8,074

PDP – 2,588

SDP – 5,909

 

Emure LGA

APC – 7,728

PDP – 2,610

SDP – 3,445

 

Ido/Osi LGA

APC – 10,321

PDP – 2,871

SDP – 9,489

 

Oye LGA

APC – 13,396

PDP – 4,122

SDP – 3,591

 

Moba LGA

APC – 11,609

PDP – 3,530

SDP – 4,904

 

Ekiti South-West LGA

APC – 9,679

PDP – 4,474

SDP – 4,577

 

Ilejemeje LGA

APC – 4,357

PDP – 1,157

SDP – 2,344

 

Ikere-Ekiti LGA

APC – 12,086

PDP – 3,789

SDP – 1,943

 

Irepodun Ifelodun LGA

APC – 13,125

PDP – 4,712

SDP – 5,010

 

Ekti West LGA

APC – 15,322

PDP – 3,386

SDP – 3,863

 

Ijero LGA

APC – 13,754

PDP – 4,897

SDP – 5,006

 

Efon Alaaye LGA

APC – 4,012

PDP – 6,303

SDP – 339.

 

Number of votes according to political parties

A: 166

 

AAC: 409

 

ADC: 5,997

 

ADP: 3,495

 

APC: 187,057

 

APGA: 376

 

APM – 290

 

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

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