Politics
How Oyebanji won Ekiti governorship election by landslide – INEC
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, recorded a landslide victory in the Saturday’s election, according to the detailed results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Returning officer for the election, Kayode Oyebode, who announced the result in the early hours of Sunday, declared Oyebanji the winner of the poll.
Oyebanji, who was the former Secretary to the State Government to Governor Kayode Fayemi, won in 15 out of the 16 local government areas of the state.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was the former Ekiti State Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Kolawole, won only his Efon Alaye Local Government Area.
The former governor of the state and the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Segun Oni, who lost in his ldo- Osi council area to the ruling APC, did not win any council. He only won in his unit and ward.
The final results:
1*** IREPODUN / 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
PDP – 4897
SDP – 5006
10 *** IKERE LG
APC – 12086
PDP – 3789
SDP – 1943
ADC – 3764
11***ILEJEMEJE LG
APC – 4357
PDP -1157
SDP – 2344
12*** MOBA LG
APC – 11609
PDP – 3530
SDP – 4904
13**** ADO-EKITI
APC – 23831
PDP – 7575
SDP – 15214
14****IKOLE LGA
APC – 16417
PDP – 6266
SDP – 5736
15***GBONYIN LGA
APC – 11247
PDP – 3947
SDP – 4059
16***EKITI EAST LGA
APC…..12, 099
PDP…..5, 230
SDP…..4, 982
Politics
Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has achieved a landslide victory in the Oyo state local government election.
This is as the candidates of the PDP won all the chairmanship positions in the 33 local government areas of the south west state.
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The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, conducted the election on Saturday.
OYSIEC on Sunday declared PDP candidates as winners of the election in all the 33 LGAs.
The results were announced at OYSIEC’s office in Ibadan, the state capital.
Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
Politics
BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
A former deputy governor in Ondo state, Hon Ajayi Agboola has won the ongoing People’s Democratic Party governorship primary election in the state.
He polled 264 votes of the 621 votes cast during the contest.
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The former Scretary General of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni may come second in the contest.
Agboola was the former deputy governor to the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu before they parted ways following irreconcilable differences.
Attempt to impeach Ajayi during the crisis between him and the late Akeredolu failed
BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
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BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants
BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) is currently holding a closed-door peace meeting with Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa and fifteen other aspirants in the April 20 Ondo state governorship primary election.
All the aspirants but Hon. Wale Akinterinwa and Hon. Isaacs Kekemeke are in attendance.
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Those in attendance are Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Olusoji Adewale Ehinlanwo, a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Olugbenga Omogbemi Edema, and business magnate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunsho.
Others are Engr. (Mrs.) Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, Hon. Akinfolarin Mayo Samuel, legal luminary, Chief Olusola Alexander Oke, SAN, Ohunyeye Olamide Felix, and Barr. Morayo Lebi.
Also in attendance are Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan, Prof. Francis Adebayo Faduyile, and Engr. (Mrs) Judith Folakemi Omogoroye, President Unilag Alumni (Worldwide), Engr. Ifeoluwa Olusola Oyedele and Hon. Omo’Oba Okunjimi Odimayo John.
BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants
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