Fayemi Declared Winner Of Ekiti Gubernatorial Election Amidst Controversy Fayemi Declared Winner Of Ekiti Gubernatorial Election Amidst Controversy
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... Fayemi Declared Winner Of Ekiti Gubernatorial Election Amidst Controversy

Fayemi…bowing out without malice.

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?

INEC tally of the Ekiti election

 

 

INEC Certified result of the Ekiti election’

 

 

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