Amidst widespread allegations of vote-buying and rigging, the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Nigeria’s Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has been declared winner in 12 out of the 16 local government areas of the state.
According to the results as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Fayemi won in Irepodun/Ifelodun, Oye, Ido/Osi, Ikole, Moba, Ise/Orun, Ilejemeje and Ekiti West local governments. The APC flagbearer was declared to have also won in Ijero, Gbonyin, Ekiti South West and Ekiti East.
The candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Prof. Kolapo Olusola was declared winner in the four local governments of Ado, Ikere, Emure and Efon.
A breakdown of the result as released indicates: Ileje-Meje (APC 4,153, PDP 3930), Irepodun/lfelodun (APC 13,869, PDP:11456), ldo-Osi (APC 12,342, PDP 11,145 and Oye (APC 14, 995, PDP 11,271)
Also released were Efon (APC 5,028, PDP 5,192), Moba (APC 11,837, PDP:8,520)
Ijero (APC 14,192, PDP 11,077) , Gboyin ( APC 11,498, PDP 8,027) Emure (APC 7,048 PDP, 7,121 and Ikere (APC 11,515, PDP 17,183)
Others are Ekiti/West(APC 12,648, PDP 10,137) Ikole (APC 14,522, PDP:13,961)
Ise Orun (APC 11,908, PDP 6,297), Ekiti /East (APC:12,778, PDP 11,544)
Ekiti South West (APC 11,015, PDP:8,423) and Ado (APC:28,111, PDP 32,810).
The final declaration of the governorship election result was made by the Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka.
(Source: NAN)
The votes garnered by the two major parties are as follows:
Ikejemeje LGA:
APC 4,153
PDP 3,937
Irepodun LGA:
APC 13,869
PDP 11,456
Ido-Osi LGA:
APC 12,342
PDP 11,145
Efon LGA:
APC 5,028
PDP 5,192
Moba LGA:
APC 11,837
PDP 8,520
Ijero LGA:
APC 14,192
PDP 11,0770
Gboyin LGA:
APC 11,498
PDP 8,027
Emure LGA:
APC 7,048
PDP 7,121
Ikere LGA:
APC 11,515
PDP 17,183
Ekiti West LGA:
APC 12,648
PDP 10,137
Ikole LGA:
APC 14,522
PDP 13,961
Ise/Orun LGA:
APC 11,908
PDP 6,297
Ekiti East LGA:
APC 12,778
PDP 11,564
Ekiti South-west LGA:
APC 11,015
PDP 8,423
Ado LGA:
APC 28,111
PDP 32,810
Meanwhile, critics of the result of the election as released by INEC wondered why the votes tally for the APC and PDP candidates raises more questions than answers thus: PDP – 197,459 + APC – 178,114 = 375,573 whereas the INEC published that 316,019 was the total votes cast which brings the difference to a negative. The critics also, querry why the result did not disclose the total number of votes for ADO and ISE/ORUN?