The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof Kayode Adebowale, who is the Vice Chancellor, the University of Ibadan, said Oyebanji scored the highest votes cast during the election.
He said, “Oyebanji, having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected as the governor-elect of Ekiti State”
In the election which was held on Saturday, APC scored 187,057 votes to defeat its closest rival, the SDP, which garnered 82,211 votes, the PDP, which got 67,457 votes.
Out of the 360,753 votes cast, the total valid votes in the election were 351,865.
However, SDP agent While the agent, Owoseeni Ajayi, refused to sign the forms for the votes cast, while alleging sharp practices and irregularities during the poll.
