Bejide alleged that money was being distributed behind houses close to the voting centre and that when he drew the attention of security agents to the development, he was asked to provide photographic evidence. "I reported the matter to the policemen stationed here. They said they had no capacity to handle it. When a s…

The development created a moment of tension as the voters confronted the operatives and demanded that they leave the area, insisting that there was no evidence of vote-buying at the polling centre. Following the confrontation, the EFCC officials withdrew from the polling unit, while the electoral process continued peac…

…for a temporary pittance. This does not reflect the Omoluabi heritage of honor that Ekiti is known for."

…hub, reported that women, who constitute about 51 per cent of the voting population in Ekiti State, participated actively as voters, polling officials and party agents. According to the report, women accounted for 58 per cent of polling unit officials observed, while their presence on voting queues was described as sig…

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the Ekiti State election, Dare Bejide, has alleged incidents of vote buying and assault of his driver at his polling unit during Saturday's governorship poll. Bejide, who cast his vote at Polling Unit 004, Ward 2, Oke Adura, Ilawe-Ekiti, accused mem…

Allegations of vote-buying on Saturday surfaced in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Several voters reportedly received cash inducements from political party agents in exchange for their votes. According to findings from Aramoko Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government Area, some voters admitted…

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…Congress, ADC, has won its first polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. The party won the Ajagbala Hall polling unit in Okeruku Ward 02, Ikere Local Government Area of the state. In the result sheet sighted by our correspondent, ADC scored 39 votes while the All Progressives Congress, APC, go…

Mr Fayemi and his wife, Bisi, cast their votes at exactly 12:12 p.m. at Polling Unit 009, Akpata House, Isan, Ward 11, Oye Local Government Area of the state.

Technical glitches have slowed the voting process at a major polling station in the Ekiti State capital, leaving scores of

Before now, Mr Fayose, despite remaining a PDP chieftain, openly broke ranks with his party's traditional stance to endorse APC's candidate and incumbent governor, Mr Oyebanji, for re-election.

Mr Bejide accused an unidentified woman of buying votes near his polling unit in Ilawe-Ekiti.

There was an impressive turnout of voters across polling units in Ekiti State on Saturday as the off-cycle gubernatorial election commenced smoothly with the early arrival of electoral officials and materials. Many of the ad hoc staff arrived early to prepare for the exercise, while voters also turned out in large numb…

…and I believe if we continue like this, this election may turn out being the best in Ekiti history." Asked to predict the outcome of the poll, Afuye said her boss, Biodun Oyebanji, has served Ekiti with every fiber in his body and is widely adjudged to have performed excellently well, exuding confidence that the APC ca…

"You should go there and see the army of policemen that are harassing people. They are using false vehicles. I taped them; I have evidence of that, and I will show you when it is appropriate. This is nonsense. "The process is actually useless. People have been here for about one and a half hours, and only five people h…

A minor incident was also recorded during the exercise when a female voter, who had not yet cast her ballot, approached an APC stakeholder to raise a complaint. Although the nature of the complaint could not be immediately confirmed, the party representative assured the voter that the issue would be looked into promptl…

…are waiting for, and we are prepared to support his emergence," Abass stated. The Ekiti State Women Leader of the party, Funmilayo Adeyeye, assured supporters that women across the state would continue to play a major role in grassroots mobilisation efforts aimed at strengthening the candidate's support base ahead of t…

Oluyede, who voted at Osaguru Hall, Unit 6, Ward 3, expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of the exercise, noting that only a few voters had been accredited and allowed to vote more than an hour after polling began. He also accused security operatives in the area of intimidating voters and alleged that some of them w…

…Sanwo-Olu for attending the event despite his demanding political schedule ahead of the Ekiti governorship election. He described the governor's presence as "a great sacrifice" and appreciated him for honouring the monarch. Speaking lightheartedly about his age, Obasanjo expressed confidence that he would continue to c…

Funmilayo Afuye lauded voter turnout in the ongoing governorship election, describing it as encouraging.

Party agents were seen asking voters to display their marked ballot papers as proof of voting preference. Rather than distributing cash directly at the polling units, some agents issued numbers to voters after they cast their ballots.

"This doesn't reflect what a good democratic process should be. I hereby condemn this process and conclude no election in Ekiti State," Mr Falegan said.

Small-scale business owners around some polling units in Ekiti West Local Government Area are enjoying brisk sales as the Ekiti governorship election progresses.

"Electoral offences attract sanctions. Vote buying, vote selling, ballot box snatching, violence and intimidation, destruction of electoral materials and disorderly conduct at polling units."

"I want to appeal to our people to be patient, because everyone will vote. I have received assurances from INEC that all those who came out will be allowed to vote," he said.