Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as Governor of Ekiti State after emerging victorious in Saturday’s governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result in the early hours of Sunday at the State Collation Centre in Ado-Ekiti.
Declaring the outcome, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said Oyebanji met all constitutional requirements and was duly returned elected.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji is hereby declared the winner and stands re-elected as Governor of Ekiti State,” Oladiji stated.
According to the final results released by INEC, Oyebanji secured 319,224 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Olumayokun Oluyede, who polled 40,533 votes.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Dare Bejide, garnered 12,872 votes.
INEC disclosed that the state had 988,251 registered voters, while 384,940 voters were accredited for the election. A total of 382,109 votes were cast, with 375,777 declared valid.
The APC candidate recorded victories across all 16 local government areas of the state, including Efon Local Government Area, the home council of PDP candidate Oluyede.
In Efon LGA, Oyebanji scored 8,742 votes against Oluyede’s 2,051 votes, while the ADC candidate polled 201 votes.
Other local government results showed strong support for the APC, with the party securing 38,026 votes in Ado Local Government Area, 29,278 votes in Irepodun/Ifelodun, and 28,258 votes in Ekiti West.
The election results further underscored the APC’s dominance across the state, as the ruling party maintained a wide margin over its opponents in all local government areas.
The declaration marks Oyebanji’s return to office for another term after a decisive victory in the governorship contest.
