…He was referring to Wole Oluyede, the PDP governorship candidate for the June 20, 2026 Ekiti election. Oluyede’s path to the poll has been turbulent, his November 2025 primary win was nullified by a Federal High Court, and INEC later excluded his name from its candidate lists over the PDP’s national leadership crisis,…

…forces physically assaulted him and blocked his movement three days before the 2018 Ekiti electionThe former governor denied that his recent appointment to a federal board meant he was planning to dump the PDP for the APCPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Former Ekiti State Governor Ay…

…to prove its neutrality ahead of 2027, treating the irregularities documented in the Ekiti election, vote-buying, voter intimidation, accreditation failures, and inconsistencies between ballot papers and result sheets as urgent lessons for 2027, not isolated incidents, so that Nigerians can trust the process that deter…

…importantly, I thank Ekitikete for their deliberate commitment to ensuring a peaceful election, devoid of violence or bloodshed, thereby setting a new standard for electoral conduct. "Our profound appreciation goes to our traditional rulers for promoting peace in their domains, as well as to leaders of political partie…

…agencies, political parties, and other stakeholders to apply lessons learned from the Ekiti election. The statement added that the credibility of the 2027 general elections would be crucial to strengthening public confidence in democratic institutions, advancing Nigeria’s development, and sustaining its leadership role…

…communication during the Ekiti State governorship election. The Chairman of the 2026 Ekiti Election Observation Mission, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said BVAS failed to verify voters in 10 percent of polling units, adding that ballot secrecy was compromised in 17 percent of locations. Abdullahi, while presenting the organisati…

…guber: ADC candidate rejects election results Speaking through the Chair of the 2026 Ekiti Election Observation Mission, Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, and the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, the organisation noted that the alignment between INEC's official figures and its independent ver…

According to the group, its Watching The Vote (WTV) Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology showed that the results announced by INEC fell within its estimated range, indicating that the figures reflected ballots counted at polling units across the state.

It describes the exercise as orderly and largely free of major security incidents.

…Abayomi Oyebanji on his resounding victory in Saturday's Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The President commended the people of Ekiti State for their peaceful and orderly conduct, and for reposing their trust in Governor Oyebanji. President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, B…

"We never had it so good," says the official.

…(REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ekiti, has commended voters and election officials for their peaceful and professional conduct across the state. Omoseyindemi told journalists after monitoring the governorship exercise in the state on Saturday that the election was largely peaceful. "We never ha…

…(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 one of the e…

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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.