Politics

Ekiti 2022: Critical Stats, How APC, PDP, Others Stand After Election

Monday, June 20, 2022 at 9:39 AM by Segun Adeyemi

The much anticipated 2022 Ekiti state gubernatorial election has come and gone. The election becomes the first election since President Muhammadu Buhari accented to the new Electoral Act of 2022.

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On Sunday, June 19, Legit.ng reported that the independent electoral commission (INEC) after the election declared Biodun Oyebanji, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti state.

Ekiti Election, INEC, APC, PDP, SDP — APC gubernatorial candidate, Biodun Oyebanji was declared governor-elect at the 2022 Ekiti governorship election. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi
Source: Twitter

Oyebanji fend off competition from Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), securing 187,057 votes as against the 82, 211 votes and 67, 457 votes secured by Oni and Kolawole respectively.

According to an infographic released by INEC via its official Twitter page, a total of 16 political parties contested the election. No fewer than 989,224 voters were registered, with 363, 438 accredited voters for the polls.

The top contenders log by local governments

1. REPODUN / lFELODUN LG

APC- 13,125

PDP- 4,712

SDP- 5010

2. IDO – OSI LG

APC- 10,321

PDP- 2,871

SDP- 9,489

3. ISE-ORUN LG

APC- 8074

PDP-2588

SDP-5909

4. OYE LG

APC-13,396

PDP-4122

SDP-5391

5. EKITI SOUTH WEST LG

APC-9679

PDP-4474

SDP-4577

6. EKITI WEST LG

APC-15,322

PDP -3386

SDP-3863

7. EFON LG

APC-4012

PDP-6303

SDP-339

8. EMURE LG

APC-7728

PDP-2610

SDP-3445

9. IJERO LG

APC – 13754