Yiaga Africa has expressed concern regarding the low voter turnout for the Ekiti governorship election that took place on Saturday, June 20, 2026. The election monitoring organization indicated that its preliminary estimates suggest that the turnout for this election ranged from 34.0% to 38.1%, based on data it gathere…

By Dayo Johnson ADO-EKITI - Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has described his re-election for a second term as a renewed call to service, pledging to govern with humility, compassion and the fear of God. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate expressed gratitude to Ekiti voters for the confidence reposed…

…the high-profile nature of the election. Oyebanji was first sworn in as Governor of Ekiti State on October 16, 2022, after emerging victorious in the 2022 governorship election, marking the commencement of his first term in office. In August 2025, Oyebanji announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council with i…

…Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, has been returned to the highest political office in Ekiti to pilot the affairs of the state for another four years.Contents2022 vs 2026: Oyebanji's 84.95% of total valid votes Oyebanji's cross-party alliance After victory, Oyebanji speaks on journey aheadBREAKDOWN: How Oyebanji won 16…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has assured residents that his second term in office will bring greater development and improved welfare to households across the state. Oyebanji made the pledge shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared him winner of Saturday's governorship elect…

…says Nigeria’s democracy has reduced to buying of votes. Spokesperson for the party in Ekiti State, Atofarati Sanya, made this allegation in an interview on Arise Television on Saturday night. He was reacting to the 2026 Ekiti state governorship election which took place across the state on Saturday. The state PDP mout…

From the capital, Ado Ekiti, to rural councils such as Moba and Ekiti East, Mr Oyebanji maintained commanding leads, leaving the opposition without a single local government area.

…vote buying and other irregularities tainted the Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti State conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. DAILY POST reports that electorates in about 2,445 polling units in the 16 local government areas of the state turned out on Saturday to elect their new gove…

…environment into confusion. With governorship elections approaching in Osun and Ekiti and preparations for the 2027 general elections already underway, questions arose over the fate of candidates who had emerged from the primaries of the affected parties. The uncertainty was compounded by the fact that INEC itself oppo…

…Portal as of 7pm on Saturday, representing 83.7 percent of total results from the Ekiti State governorship election. The figure represents a significant jump from the 35.5 percent uploaded barely 30 minutes earlier. 2. Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a p…

…of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration on Sunday, saying that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. According to Oladiji, the candidate of the Peo…

…of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. Oladiji, a professor and…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has described his re-election for a second term as a humbling vote of confidence from the people, pledging In a statement issued after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of Saturday’s governorship election, Oyebanji said the people of Ekiti ha…

The victory grants the governor another four-year term and makes him the first Ekiti governor to successfully secure consecutive re-election in a state where incumbents have often struggled to retain power.

"That Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law has scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected." Overall results at a glance Registered Voters - 1,059,360 PVC collection : 1,028,929 Total accredited voters: 384,940 Total valid votes: 375,…

…the comprehensive implementation of our development agenda for the benefit of all Ekiti people," the governor stated.

…heads that "The government cannot do it alone." Despite the horrific abductions in Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Borno states and in other parts of the country, government activities have proceeded apace and politicians - even in the directly affected and afflicted states - have not slowed down on their partisan political a…

The outstanding 66 polling unit results on IReV are expected to draw attention from stakeholders, particularly given the commission's commitment to transparency and public access to election results.

Mr Oyebanji was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Across the 16 local government areas, the APC candidate has consistently dominated both urban and rural voting blocs, with particularly strong showings in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ikole, and Ekiti East.

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.

Results collated at Ugele/Aroku Ward, the PDP candidate's ward in Ikere, showed that the APC polled 769 votes to defeat the PDP, which garnered 683 votes.

The Movement for Credible Elections has called for urgent investigations into allegations of vote buying, pre-thumbprinted ballot papers and the suspected distribution of uncollected voter cards during Saturday's Ekiti governorship election.

The final result announcement is being held at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were eligible to participate in the election.