BREAKING: Fayemi Wins Ekiti Election With 197,462 Votes

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has won the governorship election according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in majority of the 16 local councils in the state. 

Fayemi, though, has not been declared the winner by the INEC yet which is as a result of an observation about an alleged inducement of voters in the election raised by an agent of the PDP.


Dr Kayode Fayemi and Prof. Kolapo Olusola

The INEC results, showed that Fayemi polled 197,459 votes. His PDP rival Professor Olusola Eleka got 178,121 votes. Eleka won in his local council of Ikere-Ekiti, Emure, Efon and Ado-Ekiti.

 Fayemi won in Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, which is the local council of the incumbent, Ayodele Fayose, Ido-Osi, Fayemi’s own local council. 

The APC candidate also won in Oye, Moba, Ijero, Gboyin, Ekiti West, Ikole, Ise Orun, Ekiti East and Ekiti South West. 


Results of Ekiti governorship election as declared by INEC 

1. Ilejemeje LG 
APC-4,156
 PDP-3,937 

2. Irepodun/Ifelodun LG 
APC-13,869 
PDP-11,456

 3. Ido OSI LG 
APC-12,342 
PDP-11,145 

4. Oye LG 
APC-14,995 
PDP-11,071 

5. Efon Alaye LG 
APC-5,028 
PDP-5,192 

6. Moba LG 
APC- 11,837 
PDP- 8,520 

7. Ijero LG 
APC-14,192 
PDP-11,077 

8. Gboyin 
APC – 11,498 
PDP- 8,027 

9. Emure LG 
APC – 7,048 
PDP- 7,121 

10. Ikere LG 
APC- 11,515 
PDP- 17,183 

11. Ekiti West LG 
APC- 12,648 
PDP- 10,137 

12. Ikole LG 
APC- 14,522 
PDP- 13,961 

13. Ise/Orun LG 
APC- 11,908 
PDP- 6,297 

14. Ekiti East 
APC- 12,778 
PDP- 11,564 

15. Ekiti Southwest LG 
APC- 11,015
 PDP- 8,423 

16. Ado LG 
APC- 28,111 
PDP- 32,810 


Total votes
 APC- 197,462 winner 
PDP- 177,927









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