Results have started trickling in from the governorship election in Ekiti State. The election was supposed to end at 2pm, but the law permits voters in the queue before the closing time to cast their votes. In Polling Units where voting has ended and ballots counted, DAILY POST brings you live results. Ekiti 2026 gover…

Ekiti State Governor and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, recorded a decisive victory at the polling unit of the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, during Saturday's governorship election in the state. Announcing the result at the polling unit, the Presiding Officer,…

…Hub, have called on political parties and candidates contesting the Ekiti State governorship election to refrain from voter inducement and uphold democratic values throughout the electoral process. The groups warned political actors against the weaponisation of poverty through vote buying, insisting that the electorate…

…and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Iyin-Ekiti during the ongoing 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The EFCC personnel were said to have stormed the polling unit to monitor and crack down on suspected vote-buying activities. The voters were reportedly angered and resisted their presence and questioned their…

…Area of Ekiti State, the hometown of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, during the governorship election. All eight polling units in Afao-Ekiti Ward recorded high voter participation, as residents-young and old-trooped out early to exercise their civic rights. Fayose arrived at his polling unit at St. David's Primary Scho…

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…

…Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has commended the conduct of Saturday's governorship election, describing the accreditation and voting process as smooth and seamless across his polling unit. Fayemi cast his vote at Ward 11, Unit 9, Ogilolo, Isan-Ekiti, Isan-Ekiti Local Government Area, where he praised…

…Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of polling unit results from the Ekiti governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The results began appearing on the portal at about 4:10 p.m. on Saturday following concerns from stakeholders over the delay in making polling unit outcomes available online. In o…

Observers and journalists report incidents of vote inducement and electoral malpractice at some polling units in the ongoing Ekiti governorship election.

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

The turnout for the election in which candidates of 14 parties are jostling for the governorship seat was impressive in some areas, while it was low in several other places.

Police authorities in Ekiti State dismissed reports linking unrest in Isan Ekiti to the governorship election, insisting the incident stemmed from a football match while describing the poll as peaceful with high voter turnout.

The lawmaker said the Ekiti governorship election, alongside by-elections being conducted in other parts of the country, provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the existing electoral framework

…James Bamisaye Ayeni, who led the delegation to the meeting, said that there was no governorship primary election held in the state that produced the Speaker, adding that the party had at no time picked him as its consensus candidate. "To the best of our knowledge, the party has not published the endorsement of any can…

Despite the positive assessment, the mission identified discrepancies in election materials, noting inconsistencies between the number of political parties listed on ballot papers, result sheets and INEC's final list of candidates. The group observed that while INEC's final list contained 14 candidates, ballot papers f…

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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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The African Democratic 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 Progres…

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

…their claims before I eventually resigned as a Special Adviser to the governor due to my governorship ambition. "My record in office remains clear and verifiable. Under my leadership, OGWAMA's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) grew from approximately ₦600 million to ₦2.8 billion through revenue diversion blockage, ref…

…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 celebrate f…

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