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Ekiti Governorship election

June 22, 2026

INEC upload of Ekiti governorship results on IReV incomplete 24 hours after declaring winner

Overall, the portal showed that results from 2,390 of the state’s 2,445 polling units had been uploaded, representing 97.75 per cent completion.

Joash Amupitan
June 19, 2026

#EkitiDecides2026: Group launches anti-vote-buying campaign ahead of governorship poll

The group urged residents to protect the sanctity of their votes by rejecting electoral inducements and making informed choices at the polls.

Ekiti
June 13, 2026

Low voter turnout marred INEC mock accreditation for June 20 Ekiti governorship poll: Yiaga Africa 

“As of 1:00 p.m, only 14 voters had presented themselves for accreditation across the four centres visited,” he said.

Yiaga Africa
February 5, 2026

CVR: INEC will ban Nigerians involved in double registration from future elections, Amupitan warns

INEC chair Joash Amupitan has warned Nigerians against registering twice during the Continuous Voter Registration.

Joash Amupitan.
June 23, 2022

U.S. praises Ekiti governorship election despite vote-buying allegations

“The United States Mission to Nigeria congratulates the citizens of Ekiti State on the largely peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial election on June 18.”

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard and Biodun Oyebanji
June 21, 2022

Violence, vote-buying marred Ekiti guber election: Women Situation Room

“There were reports of physical violence in Ado-Ekiti LGA Ward 9, Unit 13 in Ifelodun LGA, Ward 9, Unit 6 and in Moba LGA Unit -9, Ward 1.”

Photo from Ekiti governorship election 2022 (Credit: Peoples Gazette)
June 19, 2022

SDP, ADP vow to challenge Ekiti election result in court

They vowed to challenge the outcome at the tribunal.

Segun Oni of SDP, Kemi Elebute-Halle of ADP and Biodun Oyebanj of APC
June 19, 2022

PDP’s Kolawole congratulates Oyebanji for winning Ekiti guber election

In a congratulatory letter, Mr Kolawole said that he believed power belongs to God, and “he bestows upon whoever he chooses.”

Bisi Kolawole and Biodun Oyebanji
June 19, 2022

APC’s Biodun Oyebanji wins Ekiti governorship election

Mr Oyebanji, a former Secretary to the State Government, polled 187,057 votes to defeat his challengers.

Biodun Oyebanji
June 18, 2022

Fayemi hails Ekiti voters’ turnout, “seamless” voting process by INEC

The governor said the BVAS deployed by INEC during the election saved time and aided the large turnout of voters.

Kayode Fayemi and Chukwuma Soludo