Ekiti Council Poll: APC Sweets Entire 16 Chairmanship Seats

Ekiti Council Poll: APC Sweets Entire 16 Chairmanship Seats

Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have emerged winners of the Saturday local government election in Ekiti state, as they were on Sunday declared winners of all the 16 available Chairmanship seats in the poll by the official of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission.

 A total of 14 political parties participated in the election, including the APC and the opposition People’s Democratic Party(PDP).

Declaring the results on Sunday as presented by  the Returning Officers, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission , Justice Jide Aladejana said , the  APC candidate in Ado Local Government, Mrs Motunde Fajuyi polled a total of  27,578 votes to defeat other 13 candidates in the election, while in  Ido/Osi ,  Mr Adeola Adedimeji Lawrence of APC polled 15,879 to emerge victorious .

Other winners also include Ekiti East : Ogunjobi Esan polled  11, 946, Efon; Mr Adetunji Bode Stephen scored 9, 356, Ekiti  Southwest,  Hon Amire Kola Kolade had i 13,97, Ilejemeje:  Akinola Oladunjoye scored 5, 477 votes while in Moba,  Mr. Aborisade Michael got 13,028.

Ijero:   Hon Ropo Ige (16,744 ) , Ikere:  Mr. Oluwafemi Ayodele (13, 244), Gbonyin:  Hon Ayodele Fadumiye (13,320), Emure : Hon Paul Awopetu  (11, 392), Ise/Orun:  Mr. Mr Alabi Olanrewaju (12, 400 ), Ekiti West :  Kareem Agunbiade (21, 874) , Ikole : Mr. Sola Olominu  polled (21,228), Oye:  Mr. Foluso James Ojo (20,352) and in Irepodun/Ifelodun, Mr  Shina Ogunleye won  with 22,896.

The PDP candidate only had a good showing in Ekiti East local government, where the candidate got 4,033 votes to emerge the runner up.

The SIEC boss, however, denied the widespread allegation that there was sporadic shooting which led to the death of one Dotun Kosedake at Okitiko unit, Araromi ward in Ikere during the election.

Aladejana said the preliminary investigation had revealed that no one was shot at the polling unit and that the violence that erupted in the area, which he ascribed to cult clash was not within the precinct of the polling unit.

Speaking further on the election, Justice Aladejana said, “Nobody was killed at ward 7 unit 006 in Ikere on Saturday.  Nobody was shot.  Though, we heard that someone came violently and made away with unused ballot papers.  Even in the whole unit, there were just 280 registered voters and this does not in any way vitiate the outcome”.

Describing the election as peaceful, Aladejana commended the security architecture in the state for ensuring that no one was intimidated during the poll.