The All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has won the governorship election according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in majority of the 16 local councils in the state.
The INEC results, showed that Fayemi polled 197,459 votes. His PDP rival Professor Olusola Eleka got 178,121 votes. Eleka won in his local council of Ikere-Ekiti, Emure, Efon and Ado-Ekiti.
Fayemi won in Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, which is the local council of the incumbent, Ayodele Fayose, Ido-Osi, Fayemi’s own local council.
The APC candidate also won in Oye, Moba, Ijero, Gboyin, Ekiti West, Ikole, Ise Orun, Ekiti East and Ekiti South West.
Results of Ekiti governorship election as declared by INEC
1. Ilejemeje LG
APC-4,156
PDP-3,937
2. Irepodun/Ifelodun LG
APC-13,869
PDP-11,456
3. Ido OSI LG
APC-12,342
PDP-11,145 4.
Oye LG
APC-14,995
PDP-11,071 5.
Efon Alaye LG
APC-5,028
PDP-5,192 6.
Moba LG
APC- 11,837
PDP- 8,520 7.
Ijero LG
APC-14,192
PDP-11,077 8.
Gboyin
APC – 11,498
PDP- 8,027 9.
Emure LG
APC – 7,048
PDP- 7,121 10.
Ikere LG
APC- 11,515
PDP- 17,183 11.
Ekiti West LG
APC- 12,648
PDP- 10,137 12.
Ikole LG
APC- 14,522
PDP- 13,961 13.
Ise/Orun LG
APC- 11,908
PDP- 6,297 14.
Ekiti East
APC- 12,778
PDP- 11,564 15.
Ekiti Southwest LG
APC- 11,015
PDP- 8,423 16.
Ado LG
APC- 28,111
PDP- 32,810
Total votes
APC- 197,462 winner
PDP- 177,927
