Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Ekiti governorship election.
He won in 12 out of the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State.
His closest challenger is the Peoples Democratic Party’s Kolapo Olushola who won in four local governments.
Olusola is the incumbent deputy governor of the state and was hoping to succeed his boss, Ayodele Fayose, who had campaigned vigorously for him.
Fayemi had been defeated as the incumbent governor four years ago by Governor Fayose.
Though the election was generally peaceful across the state, there was large-scale vote-buying by supporters of both political parties. There were also few cases of ballot box snatching.
Fayemi is now set to be declared winner of the election by the elecotral commission, INEC.
The results of the 16 local governments have been officially announced by INEC, which is however, still doing the final collation.
Results by local government as released by INEC:
Ido Osi
APC – 12,342
PDP – 11145
LP – 08
SDP – 60
Irepodun/Ifelodun
APC – 13,869
PDP – 11456
LP – 13
Oye
APC – 14,995
PDP – 11,271
LP – 08
SDP – 24
Ilejemeje
APC – 4,153
PDP – 3,937
Moba
APC – 11837
PDP – 8520
LP – 13
SDP – 15
Efon
APC – 5, 028
PDP – 5,192
LP – 05
SDP – 11
Ijero
APC – 14,192
PDP – 11,078
LP – 13
Gboyin
APC – 11498
PDP – 8027
LP – 18
SDP – 10
Ikole
APC – 14520
PDP – 13961
LP – 11
SDP – 53
Emure
APC – 7048
PDP – 7121
LP – 5 votes
Ise Orun
APC – 11,908
PDP – 6,297
LP – 08
SDP – 05
Ekiti East
APC – 12,778
PDP – 11,564
LP – 04
SDP – 26
Ekiti South West
APC – 11,015
PDP – 8,423
SDP – 23
LP – 46