The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has been declared winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, declared the results early Sunday, morning.
The results show that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes to emerged winner of the governorship election.
According to Oladiji, a professor and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oluwole Oluyede, scored 40,543 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Party (ADP) polled 12,872 votes.
According to her, a total of 384,940 voters were accredited for the election, with 375,777 valid votes, 6,332 rejected votes, and total votes cast.
Prompt News Online reports that more than 300,000 voters cast their ballots in the off-cycle election.
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