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BREAKING: INEC Declares APC’s Oyebanji Winner of Ekiti Governorship Election

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Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress , APC in Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has been declared winner of the election held in the state on Saturday.

The Chief Returning Officer who doubles as the vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale announced the result of the exercise at the state INEC coalition Centre in Ado Ekiti.

Professor Adebowale explained that the APC Candidate Scored.187, 057 votes to beat other 15 Candidates.

APC won 15 out of the 16 Local Governments while PDP secured victory in Efon Alaaye council area.

According to Professor Adebowale, the SPD Candidate, Chief Segun Oni polled 82, 211voted to come second while the PDP standard bearer, Otunba Bisi Kolawole got 67, 457 to emerge third position.

He disclosed that Ekiti State has 988, 923 registered voters out of which 360, 753 votes were cast.

Also, 360, 753 voters were accredited and 351, 865 votes were valid as 8, 888 votes were voided.

In their reactions, the state agent Officer of the APC, Mr Kayode Babade described Mr Oyebanji’s victory as a welcome development and lauded INEC for conducting acceptable Governorship election in the state.

However, the state agent Officer of the SDP, Mr Owoseeni Ajayi rejected the result, saying that the poll was marred by vote buying.

Mr Ajayi maintained that SDP would challenge the outcome of the election in court.

Five state agents Officers of Politcal parties who were at the venue of the declaration, signed the result sheet and some were absent.

Earlier in his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Ekiti State, Dr Adeniran Tella thanked the people of the state for their cooperation which led to the success of the poll.

Amos Ogunrinde

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Updated #EkitiDecides2022: APC Wins 15 Out of 16 LGA

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With the declaration of results from the remaining two Local Government Area the All Progressives Congress, APC has won in 15 out of the 16 Local Government Areas in Ekiti state leaving the 16th for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The results from the two Local Government Area are as follows:

EKITI EAST LGA

APC…..12, 099

PDP…..5, 230

SDP…..4, 982


GBONYIN LGA

APC…..11, 247

SDP…..4, 059

PDP…….3, 947.

Amos Ogunrinde

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Thank you for your cooperation – Police Tell Ekiti Voters

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Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Ekiti State Governorship election, Mr Johnson Kokumo has described Saturday’s exercise as a huge success in terms of security arrangement.

Briefing newsmen in Ado Ekiti after monitoring the poll in the state capital and Ikere, Mr Kokumo said the exercise was 95%  successful apart from few reported cases of violence.

He commended the people of Ekiti State for their cooperation with security personnel which he said was one of the factors that led to the success of the election.

The DIG announced that those arrested in connection with electoral fraud and few cases of violence would be prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others.

Amos Ogunrinde

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#EkitiDecides2022: Voters Say NO to Vote Buying

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Some Voters at a Polling Unit in the ongoing Governorship Election in Ekiti State have decided not to trade their votes for anything.

In a video that has gone viral, the Voters were on a queue to exercise their franchise and insisted that voting buying means selling their conscience and they are determined not to sell their conscience again.

Watch the Video

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Ekiti Governorship Election in Photos

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16 Candidates are in the race to succeed Governor Kayode Fayemi.

Although there have been hiccups with accreditation equipment in some polling units, the exercise is going smoothly in other Polling Units.

Some voters in one of the polling units in Ikosu Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State have raised alarm over the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS machine in the unit.

However, when contacted, INEC spokesperson in Ekiti State, Mr Femi Akinbiyi said backup BIVAS machines and Registration Area Centre Technologists had been deployed to polling units with different complaints on malfunctioning of the machines.

Governor Kayode Fayemi voting at a Polling Unit in Isan Ekiti

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#EkitiDecides2022: Voters Express Worry over Malfunctioning of BVAS

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Some voters in one of the polling units in Ikosu Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State have raised alarm over the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS machine in the unit.

They alleged that twelve electorate had so far voted since the commencement of voting and Accreditation at half past eight in the morning.

The concerned voters pointed out that many people would be disenfranchised if the situation was not addressed.

Also, at unit seven in Ola Oluwa Ado Ekiti, voters complaint that only one BVAS machine was deployed for over two thousand Electorate on the queue, thereby slowing down both the accreditation and voting.

However, when contacted, INEC spokesperson in Ekiti State, Mr Femi Akinbiyi said back up BIVAS machines and Registration Area Centre Tachnologists had been deployed to polling units with different complaints on malfunctioning of the machines.

Mr Akinbiyi maintained that any voter still on the queue by half past two in the afternoon would still be allowed to vote, hence nobody would be disenfranchised.

The INEC spokesperson made it clear that situation room had been established at the commission state Office in Ado Ekiti to take care of challenges relating to the exercise in each council.

Amos Ogunrinde

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#EkitiDecides2022: 16 Candidates in Race to Succeed Fayemi

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The sixth Governorship election in Ekiti State holds today  across the one hundred and seventy seven wards in the sixteen Local Government Areas of the state.

Also, election into the Ekiti East House of Assembly Constituency one will hold today.

Sixteen political parties are to participate in the governorship election, while five political parties fielded candidates for the assembly bye election.

Ten thousand, two hundred and sixty nine Ad-hoc  staff will conduct the election across the two thousand, four hundred and forty five polling units in the state.

Four INEC National Commissioners and eight Residents Electoral Commissioners were deployed for the conduct of governorship election, while eighty-seven National Observers, Seventy nine domestic Observers as well as eight International Observers were accredited by INEC.

Out of the sixteen governorship candidates participating in the election, fourteen are males while two are females.

A total number of five hundred and eighty three Journalists from ninety one media organisations were accredited to cover the election.

The Ekiti State Governorship election will be the first one to be conducted based on  the newly signed Electoral Act, while three thousand three hundred and forty six Bimodal Voters Accreditation system, BVAS machines will be used.

Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Coordinating Ekiti Election, Mr. Johnson Kokumo has ordered restriction of movement between six o’clock in the morning and five o’clock in the evening, while voting and accreditation start by eight thirty in the morning and end by half past two in the afternoon.

Oriola Afolabi