The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has taken an early lead in the gubernatorial election held in the state on Saturday.
Oyebanji has so far won Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Emure, Ido-Osi, Ikere, Oye, and a few other local government areas of the state.
Below are the results for the governorship election:
Ekiti West
APC: 15,322
PDP: 3,386
SDP: 3,863
Irepodun/Ifelodun
APC: 13,125
PDP: 4,712
SDP: 5,010
Emure
APC: 7,728
PDP: 2,610
SDP: 3,445
Moba
APC: 11,069
SDP: 4,904
PDP: 3,530
Oye
APC: 13,396
PDP: 4,122
SDP: 5,391
Ikere
APC: 12,086
PDP: 3,789
ADC: 3,764
SDP: 1,943
Ilejeme
APC: 12,086
PDP: 3,789
SDP: 1,934
Ekiti East
APC: 12,099
PDP: 5,230
SDP: 4,982
Gbonyin
APC: 11,247
SDP: 4,059
PDP: 3,947
Ido-Osi
APC: 10,321
PDP: 2,871
SDP: 9,489
LP: 10
Ekiti State has 16 local government areas.
Other candidates contesting the gubernatorial election alongside Oyebanji are Olabisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Others include Reuben Famuyibo of Accord (A), Ajagunigbale Olajide of African Action Congress (AAC), Oluwole Oluyede of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Elebute-Halle Kemi of Action Democratic Party (ADP), and Benjamin Obidoyin of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Also contesting are Fagbemi Adegbenro of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Christiana Olatawura of All People’s Party (APP), Daramola Olugbenga Onile of Labour Party (LP), Fatomilola Oladosu of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Iyaniwura Ifedayo of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).
Also in the race are Agboola Ben of the Peoples Redemption Party, Adebowale Oluranti Ajayi of Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Adeolu Akinyemi of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
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