#EkitiDecides2018 : Fayemi wins guber election

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