EkitiDecides2026: How candidates performed in Ekiti governorship election
The anticipated Ekiti State 2026 off-cycle governorship election, held on Saturday, has been concluded, with Gov. Biodun Oyebanji declared winner of the exercise.
Adenike Oladiji, the Chief Returning Officer and Presiding Officer of the election, announced the results at about 3:16 a.m. on Sunday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the total number of registered voters was 1,059,360; the number of collected PVCs was 1,028,929; the number of uncollected PVCs is 30,431; and the percentage of collected PVCs is 97.1%.
Below is how the parties and candidates performed:
Opeyemi Falegan – Accord: 56 votes
Omotosho Mathew – AA: 126
Akande Oluwasegun – AAC: 195
Oluwadare Bejide – ADC: 12,872
Ayodeji Ojo – ADP: 1,269
Biodun Oyebanji – APC: 319,224
Anifowoshe Olanrewaju – APM: 59
Bidemi Awogbemi – APP: 61
Oyebanji Olajuyin – LP: 276
Blessing Abegunde – NNPP: 35
Alade Isaac – SDP: 197
Oluwole Oluyede – PDP: 40,543
Osinkolu Olusegun Ayodele – YPP: 98
Victor Adetunji – ZLP: 113
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