The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won the presidential election held on Saturday in Ekiti State.
Tinubu polled a total of 201,494 votes, defeating his counterparts, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party who had 89,554 votes, Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party polled 264 votes and Peter Obi of the Labour Party polled 11,397 votes across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.
The Presidential Election Collation Officer for Ekiti, Prof. Akeem Lasisi announced the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission Headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, stating that a total of 988, 923 voters were registered in the state.
Lasisi, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, said the total number of accredited voters was 315,058 while the total number of vote cast was 314,472; the total number of valid votes cast was 308,171, while 6,301 votes cast were invalid.
Reacting to the results, the APC agent for the election, Garuba Arogundade, said, “The result scored by the party is a reflection of the fact that the party was and still is highly connected with the people of the state.”
Below is the breakdown of the total votes scored by the four major parties that participated in the presidential election in the state:
1. Ilejeme LG
APC 4,599
PDP 2, 662
LP 97
2. Ise-Orun LG
APC 11, 415,
PDP 2, 734
LP 497
3. Efon LG
APC 5, 873
PDP 2, 521
LP 125
4. Gbonyin LG
APC 11, 969
PDP 4, 178
LP 245
5. Emure LG
APC 8, 159
PDP 3,035
LP 465
6. Irepodun/Ifelodun
APC 14, 265
PDP 5, 516
LP 544
7. Ikere LG
APC 11, 659
PDP 7, 198
LP 910
8. Ijero LG
APC 12, 628
PDP 5, 731
LP 373
9. Ido-Osi LG
APC 11, 917
PDP 7, 476
LP 782
10. Ekiti West LG
APC 14, 516
PDP 4, 318
LP 391
11. Moba LG
APC 12, 046
PDP 5, 847
LP 246
12. Ikole LG
APC 15, 465
PDP 10, 198
LP 779
13. Ekiti East
APC 12, 426
PDP 7, 782
LP 375
14. Oye LG
APC 14, 472
PDP 7, 143
LP 643
15. Ekiti South West
APC 11, 334
PDP 5, 047
LP 440
16. Ado-Ekiti LG
APC 28, 751
PDP 8, 168
LP 4, 485
Total scored by the major parties
APC – 201, 494
PDP – 89, 554
LP – 11, 397.