The govenorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji has won the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, defeating the other 15 candidates.
In the final results announced by the Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, the immediate past secretary to the state government polled 187,057 votes to defeat his closest rival and Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Chief Segun Oni who scored 82,211.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bisi Kolawole who came third in the poll garnered 67,457 votes.
The APC candidate won in 15 local government areas, with the PDP candidate winning in the remaining one council area of the state.
Meanwhile, the Returning Officer added, “Total number of Registered voters: 989224; Accredited votes: 363438; Total valid votes: 351865; Void votes: 8,888; Total votes cast: 360,753.
A- 166
AAC- 409
ADC-5597
ADP- 3495
APC -187057
APGA- 376
ALL- 290
APP -1980
LP- 195
NNPP -529
PDP-67457
PRP 856
YPP 618
ZLP-282
SDP- 82211
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
We Have Not Had Water Supply In Months ― Abeokuta Residents
In spite of the huge investment in the water sector by the government and international organisations, water scarcity has grown to become a perennial nightmare for residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state…
Selfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan train
The Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…
and then