Akakan Umoh
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has won the 16 local government areas in the Ekiti State governorship poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results in the early hours of Sunday.
The results announced by the Returning Officer, Professor Adenike Oladiji, showed that Oyebanji recorded a clean sweep across the state, defeating his closest challengers, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Wole Oluyede, and the African Democratic Congress candidate, Dare Bejide.
Oyebanji also the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set a record as the first governor in Ekiti State’s history to win re-election back-to-back and recorded the highest votes in any governorship poll in the state since 1999.
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The APC candidate also became only the second governorship candidate to win all local government areas in an election in the state after former governor Ayodele Fayose, who recorded the score in 2014 governorship election.
Oyebanji’s victory extended beyond traditional APC strongholds, as he also triumphed in Ikere, the home council of PDP candidate, Oluyede, and Ekiti Southwest council area, the home base of ADC candidate Bejide.
According to the results announced, Oyebanji polled his highest votes in Ado Local Government Area, where he secured 38,026 votes against PDP’s 3,817 and ADC’s 1,054.
In Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, he garnered 29,278 votes, while he scored 28,258 votes in Ekiti West, 26,508 votes in Ikole, 26,359 votes in Ekiti East and 25,506 votes in Ijero.
The governor secured victories in Moba, Oye, Ido/Osi, Ayekire, Ise/Orun, Ikere, Emure, Efon and Ilejemeje local government areas.
The PDP candidate failed to win any local government, including his native Ikere council, where Oyebanji polled 11,116 votes against Oluyede’s 9,872 votes.
Similarly, ADC standard bearer Bejide lost in Ekiti South-West, his home local government, where he scored 1,076 votes compared to Oyebanji who garnered 14,705 votes.
The APC candidate recorded victories in strongholds of his main challengers, including Ikere local government, the home council of PDP candidate, Wole Oluyede and Ekiti Southwest, the home council of ADC candidate, Dare Bejide.
Results announced at the collation centre showed that Oyebanji secured 38,026 votes in Ado Local Government, the highest tally recorded so far, while polling 29,278 votes in Irepodun/Ifelodun, 28,258 votes in Ekiti West, 26,508 votes in Ikole, 26,359 votes in Ekiti East and 25,506 votes in Ijero Local Government Areas.
He also won in Moba, Oye, Ido/Osi, Ayekire, Ise/Orun, Ikere, Emure, Efon and Ilejemeje local government areas by comfortable margins.
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate trailed behind in all the local government areas announced, while the ADC candidate also failed to secure victory in any council, including his home Ekiti South-West.
The presentation of results began shortly after the commencement of state collation at about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, with local government collation officers taking turns to announce figures from their respective councils before the State Returning Officer.
At Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, the Collation Officer, Prof. Michael Adeyemi, reported that voting was cancelled in one polling unit due to over-voting, but noted that the incident did not substantially affect the overall outcome of the election in the council.
Reacting to the victory, the senator representing Ekiti North, who was the agent of the governor at collaboration centre, described the victory as well deserved.
He said that Ekiti people have repaid the governor with their votes, saying that they should expect more dividends of democracy in his second term.
He urged other contestants to support the governor to serve the people, adding that there is no victor, no vanquished, say Ekiti people are the winners.
THE RESULTS
Efon LGA
Prof Sunday Ojo, collation officers
10wards 119pu
Registered voters 31, 749
Accredited voters 11, 393
A – 02
AA-0
AAC-06
ADC-201
ADP-35
APC-8742
APM-01
APP-0
LP-02
NNPP-02
PDP-2051
PRP-02
SDP-03
YPP-01
ZLP-01
Total valid votes – 11049
Rejected votes -300
Total votes cast 11349
Ijero
Registered voters 67713
Accredited voters 30795
A – 08
AA-04
AAC-11
ADC-2026
ADP-96
APC-25,506
APM-03
APP-0
LP-03
NNPP-03
PDP-2479
PRP-09
SDP-29
YPP-01
ZLP-02
total valid votes – 30180
Rejected votes -503
Total votes cast 30683
Ikere LGA
11 RA
Registered voters 69320
Accredited voters 22287
A – 09
AA-03
AAC-04
ADC-245
ADP-170
APC-11116
APM-03
APP-0
LP-16
NNPP-03
PDP-9892
PRP-18
SDP-0
YPP-10
ZLP-04
total valid votes – 21493
Rejected votes -727
Total votes cast: 22,220
Emure LGA
Registered voters 39, 299
Accredited voters 16, 411
A – 07
AA-0
AAC-04
ADC-732
ADP-85
APC-14,325
APM-04
APP-03
LP-05
NNPP-0
PDP-851
PRP-0
SDP-0
YPP-01
ZLP-01
total valid votes – 16,018
Rejected votes -131
Total votes cast 16,149
Ekiti South West LGA
RA 11, 188PU
Registered voters 56, 003
Accredited voters 18,094
A – 05
AA-03
AAC-22
ADC-1076
ADP-56
APC- 14,705
APM-03
APP-01
LP-02
NNPP-01
PDP- 1800
PRP-03
SDP-07
YPP-04
ZLP-05
total valid votes – 17693
Rejected votes – 353
Total votes cast 18,046
Ido-Osi LGA
Registered voters 61,674
Accredited voters 20,217
A – 12
AA-03
AAC-06
ADC-561
ADP-51
APC-17,901
APM-01
APP-01
LP-0
NNPP-0
PDP-1449
PRP-0
SDP-03
YPP-04
ZLP-03
total valid votes – 19,995
Rejected votes -207
Total votes cast 20,202
Ekiti West LGA
11RAs
Registered voters 65,160
Accredited voters 33,421
A – 09
AA-02
AAC-13
ADC-674
ADP-105
APC-28,258
APM-05
APP-02
LP-03
NNPP-02
PDP-3,644
PRP-08
SDP-06
YPP-01
ZLP-05
total valid votes – 32,737
Rejected votes -625
Total votes cast 33,362
Ado Ekiti LGA
30 RAs
Registered voters 118,817
Accredited voters 45,695
A – 207
AA-14
AAC-38
ADC-1054
ADP-171
APC-38,026
APM-11
APP-04
LP-10
NNPP-14
PDP-3817
PRP-66
SDP-31
YPP-16
ZLP-19
total valid votes – 43498
Rejected votes -1117
Total votes cast 44,615
Ilejemeje LGA
RAs 10
Registered voters 20,862
Accredited voters 11,077
A – 02
AA-0
AAC-03
ADC-579
ADP-31
APC-8984
APM-0
APP-0
LP-0
NNPP-0
PDP-1243
PRP-0
SDP-04
YPP-0
ZLP-02
total valid votes – 10848
Rejected votes -198
Total votes cast 11046
Ise Orun LGA
10 RAs
Registered voters 49183
Accredited voters 15219
A – 08
AA-0
AAC-05
ADC-365
ADP-55
APC-12908
APM-04
APP-0
LP-19
NNPP-0
PDP-1627
PRP-13
SDP-07
YPP-02
ZLP-01
total valid votes – 15014
Rejected votes -193
Total votes cast 15207
Oye LGA
12RAs
Registered voters 71603
Accredited voters 23577
A – 15
AA-02
AAC-15
ADC-998
ADP-82
APC-18975
APM-04
APP-0
LP-06
NNPP-0
PDP-2891
PRP-02
SDP-04
YPP-05
ZLP-02
total valid votes – 23,001
Rejected votes -482
Total votes cast 23,483
Ayekire Gbonyi LGA
Registered voters 57771
Accredited voters 19,405
A – 03
AA-01
AAC-03
ADC-314
ADP-55
APC-17133
APM-03
APP-0
LP-02
NNPP-03
PDP-1563
PRP-01
SDP-03
YPP-03
ZLP-03
total valid votes – 19090
Rejected votes -295
Total votes cast 19385
Ikole LGA
RAs 12
Registered voters 81028
Accredited voters 28,568
A – 18
AA-04
AAC-20
ADC-812
ADP-71
APC-26508
APM-0
APP-05
LP-04
NNPP-03
PDP-750
PRP-02
SDP-13
YPP-01
ZLP-01
total valid votes – 28212
Rejected votes -340
Total votes cast 28552
Ireporun Ifelodun LGA
Registered voters 75552
Accredited voters 32990
A – 09
AA-01
AAC-15
ADC-511
ADP-102
APC-29278
APM-05
APP-03
LP-04
NNPP-02
PDP-2119
PRP-05
SDP-02
YPP-02
ZLP-01
total valid votes – 32059
Rejected votes -369
Total votes cast 32,428
Cancellation in PU due to over voting
476 pvcs collected there, total registered voters is 537
Ekiti East LGA
12 RAs
Registered voters 66171
Accredited voters 32284
A – 243
AA-89
AAC-21
ADC-1730
ADP-76
APC-26359
APM-09
APP-42
LP-199
NNPP-02
PDP-2795
PRP-31
SDP-65
YPP-46
ZLP-63
total valid votes – 31770
Rejected votes -282
Total votes cast 32052
Moba LGA
RAs 11
Registered voters 56346
Accredited voters 23507
A – 07
AA-0
AAC-09
ADC-994
ADP-28
APC-20500
APM-03
APP-0
LP-01
NNPP-0
PDP-1572
PRP-03
SDP-02
YPP-01
ZLP-0
total valid votes – 23120
Rejected votes -210
Total votes cast 23,330
