... says outcome mockery of democracy The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Saturday's Ekiti State governorship election, Ambassador Dare Bejide, has rejected the outcome of the poll, describing it as a "mockery of democracy" and insisting that the exercise lacked credibility. Addressin…

…Dr Wole Oluyede, who came a distant second with 40,543 votes. The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, scored 12,872 votes to finish third in the election contested by 13 political parties. The governor won his re-election by emerging victorious in all the 16 local government areas of the st…

…of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 40,543 votes. Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came third with 12,872 votes. INEC Returning Officer, Adenike Oladiji, announced the final results at the collation centre in Ado-Ekiti. According to the commission, 384,940 voters were accredited from 9…

…rivals, Olumayokun Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, across the 16 local government areas in the state. Victory secured by APC in Ekiti will be replicated in Osun – APC chieftain

…of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) came third with 3,129 votes. Chika Idoko of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 1,676 votes, while Labour Party candidate Ejike Eze secured 1,027 votes. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate, Charles Ugwuanyi, garnered 667 votes, while the Boot Party candidate po…

…Emmanuel David Ombugadu, who secured 11,331 votes. Mohammed Stephen Alaku of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 4,244 votes, while Arc. Ishaya Dubai Dodo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) received 1,496 votes. However, some political parties reportedly rejected the outcome and indicated plans to chall…

…NDC, polled 3,129 votes to claim third position. In other results, Chika Idoko of African Democratic Congress, ADC, got 1,676 votes, while Ejike Eze of Labour Party got 1,027 votes. Ugwuanyi Charles of PRP polled 667 votes while Booty Party candidate got 416 votes. In his appreciation address, the APC candidate, Asogwa…

…that the exercise was generally peaceful across the state. The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, alleged that vote-buying took place at his polling unit after casting his ballot at Oke Adura Polling Unit in Ekiti South West Local Government Area. Bejide accused members of the ruling All P…

…Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Wole Oluyede, came second with 40,543 votes. The candidate African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dare Bejide scored 12,872 votes. Congratulating Oyebanji on Sunday, Bamidele said his leadership has fostered peace, unity and stability in Ekiti State, which had transformed the state's political…

…described the process as "useless," polled 40,543 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who alleged vote-buying and manipulation in the early hours of the poll, secured 12,872 votes. 2022 vs 2026: Oyebanji's 84.95% of total valid votes Unlike 2022, when the incumbent governor secured 15 out…

…of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 40,543 votes, while Mr Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, came third with 12,872 votes. INEC further disclosed that 384,940 voters were accredited for the election. According to the commission, a total of 375,777 valid votes were recorded, while 6,332 ballo…

…Dr Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Ambassador Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, sought to sack the incumbent governor. INEC on Sunday morning declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji winner of the election after the APC garnered 319,224 votes to defeat the closest opponent, Wole Oluyed…

…that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action People's Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). In unusually stern language, the appellate court accused the trial judge of disregarding an earlier o…

…Party candidate, Oluwole Oluyede, polled 40,543 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress garnered 12,872 votes. She added that 384,940 voters were accredited for the election, with 375,777 valid votes recorded and 6,332 rejected ballots, bringing the total votes cast to 382,109. The election, which w…

APC's cumulative votes from the 10 LGAs you supplied stand at 182,331 votes, while PDP has 28,777 votes and African Democratic Congress (ADC) has 6,598 votes. APC has won every declared LGA and leads by 153,554 votes across the 10 councils announced so far.

…of the state governorship election begin to trickle in. Oyebanji had earlier floored the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide, in his own polling unit. The governor secured 140 votes while the ADC candidate only polled 37 votes. Across the state, the early results show the APC leading by a massive m…

…that the Oyebanji dominated the ballot, securing 448 of the 493 valid votes cast. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide garnered 37 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Wole Oluyede managed only four votes. Official figures contained in the INEC Form EC8A indicated that 538…

…votes out of 333 accredited voters at the unit. The unit has 668 registered voters. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 2 votes, Action Democratic Party (ADP) 1 vote, and African Action Congress (AAC) 1 vote. Three votes were voided while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not score any votes. Speaking aft…

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, suffered a defeat in his polling unit as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, secured a commanding victory in the results announced from Ilawe-Ekiti Ward II, Polling Unit 004. Accor…

Ambassador Dare Bejide, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Saturday raised concerns over an incident that

…of electoral malpractice in the ongoing gubernatorial election in the state. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dare Bejide, alleged vote-buying and money sharing in his polling unit, while the police and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, refused…

The camp of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has explained why former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is yet to be unveiled as their principal's running mate. In a post on X on Saturday, one of Tiku's media aides, Abdulrasheed Shehu, attributed the delay to the p…

By Dayo Johnson, Ado-Ekiti The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Ambassador Dare Bejide, has lost his polling unit and ward to Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Bejide, who hails from Ward 2 in Ekiti South-West Local…

…results confirmed, the governor and candidate of the APC, Biodun Oyebanji, defeated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Ambassador Dare Bejide, at Polling Unit 4, Ward 2, in Ekiti South West Local Government Area, securing 140 votes against Bejide’s 37, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled two v…

The ADC governorship candidate noted that law enforcement officers failed to act on his complaints.