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Ekiti 2026: Gov Oyebanji takes early lead as results trickle in [PHOTO]
The incumbent Governor of Ekiti State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, has taken an early lead as results of the state governorship election begin to trickle in.
Oyebanji had earlier floored the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide, in his own polling unit.
The governor secured 140 votes while the ADC candidate only polled 37 votes.
Across the state, the early results show the APC leading by a massive margin, with the PDP following behind and the ADC settling into third place.
So far, the total results as uploaded on INEC IReV are as follows:
APC: 78,979 votes
PDP: 10,736 votes
ADC: 2,964 votes
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Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has recorded victory at the polling unit of Ayodele Fayose, the former Ekiti State Governor.
Oyebanji won Fayose’s polling unit after securing 448 votes to defeat his closest rivals in Saturday’s governorship election.
Results from Polling Unit 001, St. David’s Primary School/Maternity Area, Afao-Ekiti, in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, showed that the Oyebanji dominated the ballot, securing 448 of the 493 valid votes cast.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide garnered 37 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Wole Oluyede managed only four votes.
Official figures contained in the INEC Form EC8A indicated that 538 voters were accredited out of 931 registered voters.
A total of 493 valid votes were recorded, while seven ballots were rejected.
The result is considered significant given that the polling unit is located in Afao-Ekiti, the hometown of Fayose who is the one of the state’s most influential politicians.
Results from Polling Unit 001, St. David’s Primary School/Maternity Area, Afao-Ekiti:
APC – 448 votes
ADC – 37 votes
PDP – 4 votes
ADP – 4 votes
Total Valid Votes: 493
Rejected Votes: 7
The result has been duly signed by polling officials and party agents, with collation of results continuing across the state.
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured a landslide victory at the polling unit of Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election.
Announcing results, Polling Officer Ms. Elizabeth Oregbemeh said Oyebanji polled 164 votes.
PDP governorship candidate Dr. Wole Oluyede scored 8 votes, while Action Democratic Party (ADP) candidate Mr. Ayodeji Ojo got 1 vote.
Bamidele, who voted earlier, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the election and commended the impressive voter turnout across the state.
The Senate leader praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the prompt deployment of electoral officials and materials across all 16 local government areas.
According to INEC, of 1,059,360 registered voters in Ekiti State, 1,028,929 collected their Permanent Voter Cards.
Result Summary – Bamidele’s Polling Unit
APC: 164 votes
PDP: 8 votes
ADP: 1 vote
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Isaac Fayose, a younger brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was distributing uncollected Permanent Voter Card, PVCs, to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He made the allegation on Saturday as the Ekiti governorship election gets underway.
Major contestants in the election are the incumbent, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the APC and Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
In the video he shared on X on Saturday, Fayose alleged widespread manipulation involving unclaimed voter cards.
“No opposition party can win election in Nigeria. Look at what INEC is doing in Ekiti. INEC is handing APC the voters cards that weren’t picked up.
“APC are now paying non-indigenes N20k to use those voters cards to vote for APC,” Fayose said.
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