INEC Declares Fayemi Winner Of Ekiti Governorship Election

Kayode Fayemi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, as winner of the 2018 Ekiti State governorship election.

The results of the election, which was held on Saturday, July 14, were announced on Sunday morning.

”That John OluKayode Fayemi of APC having fulfilled requirements of the law and got the highest votes is the winner and is returned elected,” Prof. Idowu Olayinka, the Commission’s Returning Officer, declared.

Fayemi, who lost to the incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose, in 2014, polled 197,459 to beat his rival, PDP’s Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, who got 178,121 votes.

Thirty-three other political parties vied for the number one political office in Ekiti, but the contest ended up becoming a two-horse race between Fayemi and Olusola.

Olusola is the incumbent deputy governor of the state, also known as the Fountain of Knowledge.

Fayemi, who has now been elected for a second term, emerged winner in 11 out of the 16 local government areas of Ekiti.





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