The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, has won the governorship election held in Ekiti State on Saturday.
According to the results of the poll announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Fayemi won in 12 of the 16 local governments, leaving only four for Prof. Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The DEFENDER reported earlier that the only and main political godfather at this election, Governor Ayodele Fayose, lost his own Local Government to the opposition candidate Fayemi.
It will be recalled that, despite the louder voice of the opposition about purported losing of popularity, President Muhammadu Buhari has now fully recovered the two states of Ondo and Ekiti that were still under the control of PDP as at the time of his emergence on the ground of personal integrity and popularity.
It is undisputated, it has been said, that President Buhari has now surpassed former President Olusegun Obasanjo in national, su-regional, continental and global popularity and respect.
The DEFENDER reports that it was on the ground of this personal achievement that President went to Ado-Ekiti last Tuesday to ask Ekiti State people that they should support him by voting for Fayemi, just he said to Ondo State people when then election contest was also as tense as the Ekiti and the Ondo State people did not take chances when they gave their votes to Rotimi Akeredolu by over 100,000 victory against his closest co-contestant, PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede.
We will continue to update our readers with further information regarding the process. In the meantime, the underneath list shows how the elections were won and lost.
Below are the results from each LG as announced by INEC:
- Ilejemeje LGA
APC – 4,153
PDP – 3,937 - Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA
APC – 13,869
PDP – 11,456 - Ido-Osi LGA
APC – 12,342
PDP – 11,145 - Oye LGA
APC – 14,995
PDP – 11,271 - Efon LGA
APC – 5,082
PDP – 5,192 - Moba LGA
APC – 11,837
PDP – 8,520 - Ijero LGA
APC – 14,192
PDP – 11,077 - Gboyin LGA
APC – 11,489
PDP – 8,027 - Emure LGA
APC – 7,084
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 – 8,432 - Ado-Ekiti LGA
APC – 28,111
PDP – 32,810
