Politics

APC Sweeps Ekiti Council Poll

By Web News 991

The All Progressives Congress, APC has won the 35 local Governments Chairmanship seats in the council poll held on Saturday, yesterday.

The Chairman, Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, Justice Babajide Aladejana announced the results at the commission’s office in Ado Ekiti.

He explained that the exercise took place in the sixteen Statutory Local Government Areas and nineteen out of the twenty Local Council Development Areas.

Justice Aladejana said Sole Administrator would be appointed for Oreniwa Local Council Development Area.

He announced that the APC also won all the counsellorship seats.

The EKSIEC Chairman who noted that there was low turnout of voters during the exercise, however, applauded the people of Ekiti State for their peaceful conduct.

He stated that there would be bye-election in one of the wards in Erinjinyan Ekiti where the poll was disrupted.

Results of the Ekiti state council election held on Saturday, December 4, 2021.

List of the APC candidates who won the election.

APC Bosun Osaloni won Ado Ekiti Local Government.

 Ado Central LCDA APC 8020 Augustine Ojo

Ado North LCDA…. Oso Oluwadare of APC 8,982 won

Ado West LCDA Adeyemi Taiwo of APC with 7643 won

Efon LG Bode Oywtunji APC won with 8478

Ekiti West Sesan Okere of APC with 7471 won

Ekameta LCDA Oyebola Kayode of APC with 6158 won

Oke-Imesi/Ido-Ile LCDA Mr Sunday Ajibade with 7044 won

Ekiti East Mr Oluwasegun Ojo of APC with  4329 won

Ekiti South-East LCDA Alaba Omonusi of APC with 8882 won

Igbara Odo/Ogotun LCDA Abiodun Ayodele of APC with 9390 won

Emure LG Joseph Adu of APC with 1012 won

Ayekire LG Ayodele Fadunmuye of APC with 10274 won

Gbonyin LCDA Oluwadamilare Ajayi of APC with 7752 won

Ido Osi LG  Dr Lawrence  Ogunsina of APC with 11130 won

Isokan LCDA Olumide Fadipe of APC with 4059 won

Ijero LG Adeyemo Adeola of APC with 14411 won

Irede LCDA Johnson Abobade  of APC with 3718 won

Irewolede LCDA Mrs Dupe Bakare of APC with 4030 won

Ikere LG Femi Ayodele of APC with 8551 won

Ikere West LCDA Veronica Afolabi of APC with 6202 won

Sole administrator will be appointed for Oreniwa LCDA

 Ikole LG  Ebenezer Olominu of APC with 8322 won

Ikole West LCDA Mr Kayode Ogunsakin of APC with 5625 won

Ajoni LCDA Prince Michael Ogungbemi of APC with 7374 won

Ilejemeje LG Oloruntoba Osadare of APC with 6684 won

Irepodun/Ifelodun LG Babatola Ogundana of APC with 5948 won

Araromi LCDA Chief Olorunfemi Alade of APC with 6967 won

Ifedara LCDA Olawale Ogunleye of APC with 9406 won

Ise/Orun LG Mr Ayodele Akinluyi of APC with 11337 won

Moba LG Oriyomi Adeoye of APC with 8520 won

Ero LCDA Akinwale Alebiosu of APC with 7735 won

Oye LG Sunday Ajimoko of APC with 8741 won

 Ifeloju LCDA Babatunde Ogunmolugba of APC with 6903 won

Ifesowapo LCDA Kayode Akerele of APC with 3845 won

Amos Ogunrinde

Politics

Ekiti Set for Council Polls in December

By Web News 773

The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, has released time table for the council poll in the state.

EKSIEC chairman, Retired Justice Jide Aladejana announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Ado Ekiti.

Justice Aladejana said the council poll would be held on Saturday the 7th of December this year.

He advised all political parties willing to participate in the council poll to come to EKSIEC office to obtain their forms.

Amos Ogunrinde

Politics

EKSIEC Orders Removal of Election Posters

By Web News 730

The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC has ordered immediate removal of all campaign banners and posters displayed at strategic locations by intending aspirants ahead of the December council polls in the state.

EKSIEC Commissioner in charge of Media and Publicity, Chief Soji Oloketuyi gave the order in a statement in Ado Ekiti.

The statement observes that it is not yet time to display such campaign materials and it contravenes electoral act.

It says the Commission remains committed to conducting free and fair Local Government election.

EKSIEC also promises to provide a level playing grounds for all parties in the state.

The tenure of the democratically elected council chairmen in the eight local governments and the coordinating directors in another eight council areas will end in December this year.

Kayode Babatuyi