ekiti election update

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Sunday, said so far, there have been no evidence of rigging in the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. CDD was among many civil society organisations (CSOs) across the country accredited by the Independent National Electoral...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today congratulated the Ekiti State Governor– elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his victory at the Saturday Governorship election in the State, saying he “deserved to savour” his victory. Obasanjo who said he received the news of Kayode’s victory. while in...

PDP candidate in yesterday’s governorship election in Ekiti state, Professor Kolapo Olusola, has rejected the results of the poll as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The electoral body this morning anounced APC candidate, Kayode Fayemi, the winner of the...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the outcome of the Ekiti election won by Kayode Fayemi, is proof that Nigerians love the President Muhammad Buhari-led administration. In a statement released today, the Minister said the election which … Read more via Linda Ikeji’s...

The Ekiti State governor elect, Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday literarily locked down parts of Ado Ekiti, in a victory dance procession that lasted for hours. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the former Minister of Mines and Steel Development arrived in the state … Read more via...

The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has urged Nigerians who believe in democracy not to be deterred by the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Mr Secondus, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ike Abonyi, on Sunday in … Read...

Until PDP change its ways of impunity, it will not win elections again. Same impunity that happened in Anambra will repeat itself in Ekiti (Fayose will want to impose a successor) and they will lose the election then turn around to blame APC. Read more via Nairaland –...

EFON APC 5,026 PDP 5, 111 OYE APC 14, 995 PDP 11, 271 ILEJEMEJE 4,153 3,937 IREPODUN/ IFELODUN APC 13,869 PDP 11, 456 Moba APC 11, 837 PDP 8,520 IJERO APC 14,192 PDP 11,077 GBONYIN APC 11,498 PDP 8,027 EMURE APC 7,048 PDP 7,121 IKERE APC 11,515 PDP … Read more via Thisdaylive...

Dr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to be declared winner of the state gubernatorial election after reportedly polling 197,459 votes as against his closest rival, Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party who had … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking...

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kayode Fayemi, has won the Ekiti State governorship election. Fayemi defeated current Deputy Governor of the state and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kolapo Olusola, and over 30 others in a keenly contested election. READ MORE HERE

Contrary to forecasts in the build up to Ekiti State governorship election, voters, yesterday, trooped out to elect a new governor, in an election adjudged to be largely violence, hitch-free. That notwithstanding, the exercise was characterised by rejection of many voters, … Read more via...

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji, on Saturday, confirmed the disruption of the governorship election in some areas of the state. Raji, who addressed journalists at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ado-Ekiti...

Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged winner of the governorship election in Ekiti state. Fayemi defeated Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 12 of the 16 local government areas of the state.... Read more via The ScoopNG –...

The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, cruised to a convincing win over his closest rival, Professor Kolapo Olusola of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2uzZ2Qx Get More Nigeria Political News

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission has shut the Ekiti State Broadcasting Corporation because Governor Ayodele Fayose went on air to declare the PDP candidate as the winner of the governorship election that was held in the state on Saturday. The INEC was still collating results of the …...

The governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Mr Abiodun Aluko, has accused the Ekiti State Government of vote-buying for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. Aluko also accused the All Progressives Congress of openly distributing N5,000 cash to voters to...