By YiINUSA ISHOLA

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Gov. Biodun Oyebanji, has emerged winner with 319,224 votes.

Oyebanji defeated his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Wole Oluyede, who scored 40,543 vote

Mrs Adenike Oladiji, INEC’s Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced the result on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti.

She said Oyebanji satisfied all the requirements in the election and was declared elected.

Giving a breakdown, Oladiji said the election had 988, 251 as total number of registered voters and 384, 949 as the total number of accredited voters across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.

She gave the total number of votes cast as 382,109 while the total number of rejected votes was 6,332.

Speaking with journalists after the announcement, Sen. Cyril Fasuyi, the APC Collation Agent, urged other contenders to join the governor in building a prosperous state.

“In every contest there will only be one winner.

”I think there should be that sportsmanship spirit with all of them.

“I think nobody is a loser; we understand it’s just for everybody to come on board to support the governor in his developmental drive,” he said.

The breakdown of the parties that participated in the election and the votes scored are listed below:

COLLATED RESULTS FOR EKITI 2026 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

1. EMURE LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF EMMANUEL OLUWAFEMI

RESULTS

ADC – 732

APC 14325

PDP – 851

2. EFON LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PRO. SUNDAY OJO

RESULTS

ADC -201

APC 8742

PDP 2051

3. IJERO LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OLANIRAN AKANNI

RESULTS

ADC 2026

APC 25506

PDP 2479

4. IKERE LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF KEHINDE JAIYEOLA

RESULTS

ADC 245

APC 11116

5. EKITI SOUTH LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF KOLA OLADUNMOYE

RESULTS

ADC 1076

APC 14705

PDP 1800

6. IDO-OSI

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF AKINTUDE. MUTAKUBI

RESULTS

ADC 561

APC 17901

PDP 1449

7. EKITI WEST LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF BOLAJI STEPHEN

RESULTS

ADC 674

APC 28258

PDP 3644

8. ADO LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF TOYE FASIMINRIN

RESULTS

ADC 1054

APC 38026

PDP 3817

9. ILEJEME LG

COLLATION OFFICER – MOGAJI ANTHONY

RESULTS

ADC 578

APC 8984

PDP 1243

10. ISE-ORUN LG

COLLATION OFFICER – DR JOHN ISSA

RESULTS

ADC 365

APC 12908

PDP 1627

11. OYE LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF JIDE POPOOLA

RESULTS

ADC 998

APC 18975

PDP 2891

12. MOBA LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF ADEGBOYEGA SULAIMAN

RESULTS

ADC 994

APC 20500

PDP 1572

13. AYEKIRE GBONYIN LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OSHO BAMIDELE

RESULTS

ADC 314

APC 17133

PDP 1503

14. IKOLE LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF SADIA FUNMILAYO ADIFALA

RESULTS

ADC 812

APC 26508

PDP 750

15. IREPODUN/IFELODUN LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF MICHAEL ADEYEMI

RESULTS

ADC 511

APC 29278

PDP 2119

16. EKITI WEST LG

COLLATION OFFICER – PROF OLABODE OLATUBOSUN

RESULTS

ADC 1730

APC 26359

PDP 2795

(Text, excluding headline: NAN)

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