It’s official: Fayose is governor-elect of Ekiti
The PDP candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Mr Ayo Fayose, recorded a resounding victory with a total vote haul of 203,090 out of the 350,256 votes cast.
The returning officer for the election, Prof. Isaac Asuzu, announced the result at the INEC office in Ado-Ekiti in the early hours of Sunday.
Asuzu said: “Ayodele Peter Fayose of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”
A breakdown of the result shows that Fayose beat APC’s candidate and incumbent governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who polled 120,433 votes.
Fayose also defeated Labour Party’s Opeyemi Bamidele who had 18,135 votes.
Fayose won the election in all the 16 local government areas of the state, scoring 57.9% of the total vote cast.
In Ado-Ekiti, Fayose got 41,169 votes to beat Fayemi who had 13,927 votes and Bamidele with 2,065 votes.
While Fayose polled 5,335 votes in Effon Local Government Area, Fayemi had 3,422 with Bamidele garnering 358 votes.
In Emure Local Government Area, Fayose had 7,086 while Fayemi got 4,332 with Bamidele recording 1,527 votes.
The PDP candidate got 11, 200 votes in Oye Local Government Area while the APC candidate polled 10, 176 votes and Labour trailed with 512 votes.
While Fayose had 3,670 votes in Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Fayemi got 3,336 votes and Bamidele garnered 165 votes.
In Ikere Local Government Area, the PDP candidate scored 16,197 votes while APC had 7,989, with Labour polling 585.
Fayose also led in Ikole Local Government Area with 14,238 votes with APC scoring 8,804 and Labour Party, 1,259.
The PDP flagbearer hauled in 11,038 votes in Ekiti South West Local Government while APC had 6,745 and Labour Party, 1,413.
While Fayose had 13,814 votes in Ijero Local Governement Area, Fayemi scored 9,348, and Bamidele followed with 1,554 votes.
In Fayose’s Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government, the PDP candidate polled 13,038 votes while Fayemi came second with 6,834 and Labour coming third with 3,555 votes.
Fayose was also victorious with 12,498 votes in Ekiti East Local Government Area while Fayemi had 8,584 and Bamidele, 762.
In Moba, the PDP candidate scored 8,878 votes, APC had 7994 and Labour 1,000.
Fayose had a vote haul of 10,136 votes in Ise/Orun Local Government to defeat Fayemi who got 5,809 and Bamidele who had 600.
In Gbonyin Local Government Area, the PDP’ candidate had 11,046 votes, APC got 8138 while Labour Party got 714.
Fayose raked in 10,702 votes in Ekiti West Local Government Area while Fayemi had 7,860 and Labour 884.
In Ido-Osi, the PDP candidate had 13,045 votes to beat the APC flag bearer who had 7134 votes and Labour candidate who got 1,182.
Congratulations to Gov. Fayose. He must have done a lot for his people in the past, and now his people have remembered and voted for him as reported. This is instructive to ALL seekers of public office and even present occupiers. Do a good job for your people, take care of the masses, and at a time like this, you will be exalted. You will be exhausted trying to enter, if you do otherwise, as some have already found out.
Ekiti people voted against d perceived Tinubi imperialism and privatisation of d APC. Its a pointer to 2015 and d total rejection of d planned hausa fulani annexation pf Nigeria. With nothing to offer beyond power to the north ,the APC has started her losing streak.
PEE DEE PEE! POWER!!! It is only time that will tell for how long a man can hide behind a finger. The executive terrorism, intimidation and overruns that preceded the Ekiti election just paved way for the incumbent to be eased out with ease. The Governors and other personalities that were barred from entering Ekiti at the peak of Fayemi’s campaign would have made an impact, but since the Federal Might decided to keep them in the cooler and treat them like miscreants, the ‘majority’ would certainly have its way. I appreciate the understanding, sportsmanship and maturity exhibited by the former Governor FAyemi by accepting the INEC’s verdict and extended congratulatory message to the ‘winner’ I just hope that Gov. Fayose would convert the gain of his electoral loots to better the lots of the Ekiti people by working for them and for the ruling party. Congratulations, all the same.