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BREAKING: APC Biodun Oyebanji wins Ekiti Guber poll with 187,057 votes,



By EgbemaVoice,

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Biodun Oyebanji winner of the Eki
PC Biodun Oyebanji wins Ekiti  Guber poll with 187,057 votes  

ti State governorship election held Saturday, June 18, 2022.

Oyebanj polled 187,057 votes to beat his two closest rivals, Segun Oni, a candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who scored 82, 211 votes and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 67,457 votes.

The APC candidate won in 15 out of the 16 Local Governments Areas of the state, while the PDP candidate won in his Efon LGA.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Segun Oni, failed to win his own local government, Ido-Osi, in Saturday’s governorship election. Mr Oni polled 9,489 behind Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 10,321 and

Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 2,871.

Ekiti has 16 local government areas. To be validly elected, the winner must poll the highest votes and have at least a quarter of the votes in each of at least 11 local government areas.


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BREAKDOWN OF THE RESULTS:

IJERO LGA

APC 13, 754
PDP 4,897
SDP 5,006

EMURE LGA

APC 7,728
PDP 2,610
SDP 3,445

EKITI SOUTH WEST LGA

APC 9,679
PDP 4,474
SDP 4,577

IKERE LGA

APC 12,086
PDP 3,789
SDP 1,943

ILEJEMEJE LGA

APC 4,357
PDP 1,157
SDP 2,344

MOBA LGA

APC 11,609
PDP 3,530
SDP 4,904

EFON LGA

APC 4,012
PDP 6,303
SDP 339

EKITI WEST LGA

APC 15,322
PDP 3,386
SDP 3,863

IREPODUN/IFELODUN LGA

APC 13,125
PDP 4,712
SDP 5,010

OYE LGA

APC 13,396
PDP 4,122
SDP 5,391

IDO-OSE LGA
APC 10,321
PDP 2,871
SDP 9,489

ISE/ORUN LGA

APC 8,074
PDP 2,588
SDP 5,909

ADO-EKITI LGA

APC 23,831
PDP 7,575
SDP 15,214

IKOLE LGA

APC 16,417
PDP 6,266
SDP 5,006

GBONYIN LGA

APC 11,247
PDP 3,947
SDP 4,059

EKITI EAST LGA

APC 12,099
PDP 5,230
SDP 4,982

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