Results have started emerging from polling units across Ekiti State following the conclusion of voting in parts of the state’s governorship election.
The election commenced at about 8:30 a.m. on Saturday across the 2,445 polling units spread across the 16 local government areas of the state as voters turned out to elect a governor for the next four years.
Reports from observers and journalists indicated varying levels of voter participation across the state, with impressive turnout recorded in some locations and relatively low participation in others.
Fourteen political parties are participating in the election.
There were also reports of alleged vote-buying in some polling units during the exercise.
According to electoral records, Ekiti State has 1,059,360 registered voters, while 1,028,929 voters collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and are eligible to participate in the election.
Results are expected to be declared by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presiding officers at polling units before final collation at ward, local government and state levels.
The final collation is expected to take place at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti.
Below are some of the early results announced at polling units:
POLLING UNIT: 015, IMOGUN IWORO, IWORO
Ward/RA: 02, Oye I
Oye Local Government Area
ADC – 7
APC – 79
PDP – 6
Void Votes – 5
Total Valid Votes: 92
Registered Voters: 351
POLLING UNIT: 007, ILEWU COMPOUND II, OKEYIN III
Ward/RA: 02, Oye I
Oye Local Government Area
ADC – 3
ADP – 0
APC – 85
PDP – 4
Total Votes Cast: 92
POLLING UNIT: 002, ST. MICHAEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
RA: 04
Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area
ADC – 14
APC – 227
APGA – 1
NRM – 1
PDP – 65
PRP – 2
SDP – 1
ADP – 1
ZLP – 2
Accredited Voters: 326
POLLING UNIT: 002, AMUAKUN HALL
RA: Ugheli/Aroku
RA Code: 03
Ikere Local Government Area
PDP – 119
APC – 113
ADC – 2
Total Valid Votes: 235
Residents were seen celebrating after the PDP secured victory at the polling unit.
POLLING UNIT: 014, ISEBI
Ward/RA: 02, Oye I
Oye Local Government Area
AA – 0
AAC – 0
ADC – 11
ADP – 0
APC – 87
APM – 0
APP – 0
LP – 0
NNPP – 0
PDP – 10
PRP – 0
SDP – 0
YPP – 0
ZLP – 0
POLLING UNIT: 001, ST. MICHAEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
RA: 04
Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area
APC – 297
PDP – 89
ADC – 9
LP – 1
NNPP – 1
APGA – 3
ZLP – 2
POLLING UNIT: 008, OSAGBURU HALL
Ward: 03
Ikere Local Government Area
Accredited Voters: 121
PDP – 41
APC – 64
ADC – 3
PRD – 1
Void Votes – 12
Registered Voters: 196
POLLING UNIT: 012, BOKOAYE’S HOUSE, ADEGBEMILE
Ward/RA: 02, Oye I
Oye Local Government Area
APC – 67
ADC – 1
PDP – 2
Void Votes – 1
Total Votes Cast: 71
Registered Voters: 249
ATIBA/AAFIN WARD 01, PU011
Open Space in Front of Akinlaja Hall
Ikere Local Government Area
APC – 13
PDP – 8
Invalid Votes – 1
Total Votes Cast – 22
Total Valid Votes – 21
Registered Voters – 31
Collation of results continues across the state as stakeholders await official announcements from INEC.
