Politics

Abiodun Congratulates Ekiti Governor-Elect

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the winner of the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyenbamji, of the All Progressives Congress APC.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Kunle Somorin, Governor Abiodun  said the victory clearly indicated that the outgoing Governor, Kayode Fayemi, had performed in office to the admiration of the people of Ekiti State.

While pointing out  that people had spoken through the ballot, Governor Abiodun commended the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for conducting a free and fair governorship poll.

The Governor equally commended the security agencies for ensuring a violence-free poll despite the pre-election fear of chaos.

He also urged the Governor-elect to be magnanimous in victory for overall development of Ekiti state.

Bolanle Adesida

Politics

EkitiDecides2022: Voting Ends, Residents Await Results

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Voting ended in the Governorship election held in Ekiti State on Saturday, June 18, 2022.

Already, some results have been declared at the polling unit’s level before their transmission to the INEC Portal as residents await final results.

INEC National Commissioner coordinating Ekiti election, Mr Sam Olumekun, who monitored the exercise in Ado Ekiti and Ilawe in Ekiti Southwest Local Government, expressed satisfaction with the conduct and turnout of the people.

Mr Olumekun said that most of the problems noticed, especially malfunctioning BVAS machines were quickly responded to by the commission in order not to disenfranchise anybody.

Also, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella, who visited some Council areas attributed the high turnout of the electorate to aggressive voter education and enlightenment Programme carried out by the electoral umpire.

Some voters, who spoke to Radio Nigeria, applauded INEC for its preparations for the election.

They, however, expressed worry over the issue of vote-buying, accusing security personnel of aiding and abetting the trend.

Though there were reported cases of snatching ballot boxes in some areas, there was an improvement on the exercise compared to the one held in 2018.

In the meantime, the collation centre situated at the INEC State Office in Ado Ekiti is now wearing a new look with chairs and other gadgets already in place.

Amos Ogunrinde