Oyebanji wins Ekiti APC guber primary election

The previous Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Hon. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) main election held on Thursday.

Declaring the outcome of the poll, which was kept in all the 177 wards, the chairman of the electoral committee, Governor Muhammed Abubakar Baduru of Jigawa State said Oyebanji scored the highest number of votes to defeat other contestants.

According to him, stats from the returning officers showed that other participants scored essentially no in a lot of wards because they did not participate in the procedure, having actually declared irregularities.

Below are records of what Oyebanji scored in all the councils.

Ado LG– 9,380
Efon LG– 3,047
Ekiti East LG– 5574
Liti West LG– 11,399
Emure– 4,018
Ekiti Southwest– 5,880
Irepodun/ Ifelodun– 4297
Gbonyin– 5690
Ijero– 6,714
Moba– 8,196
Ilejemeje– 3011
Ikere– 5,546
Oye– 9,359
Ikole– 9,619
Ido-Osi– 5,368
Ise-Ekiti– 4048

Registered members– 183560
Recognized members– 107877
Total vote cast– 104983

Bamidele Faparusi– 376
Ojo– 767
Opeyemi Bamidele– 760
Bamisile 400
Oyebanji– 101703
Afolabi– 47
Popoola– 239

Addressing journalists, Baduru appreciated party members for their display screen of maturity and cooperation which led to the success of the survey.

He noted that the election was devoid and transparent of any control, saying the method for the workout was reached by all aspirants during a stakeholders conference held on Wednesday.

He contacted the winner to be generous in success while those who lost ought to be strong in defeat.