#NigeriaDecides2019 | APC wins Ekiti North, South senatorial  districts

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared two senatorial districts where Prince Dayo Adeyeye of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for South and Olubunmi Adetunmbi of North respectively won their seats of the Saturday National Assembly elections

The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Laide Lawal announced the result early hours of Sunday in  Ikere Ekiti where Prof. Sunday Abayomi Fasina declared Sen. Adetunmbi of the APC the winner of the Ekiti North Senatorial District poll.

However, Sen. Adetunmbi polled 60,689 votes to defeat the incumbent Senator Duro Faseyi of the PDP who recorded 49,209 votes.

In the South, the winner APC scored 77,621 votes while the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP)  Sen. Biodun Olujimi polled a total of 53,741 votes

The candidates of the All Progressives in both Ekiti South constituency 1 and Ekiti North constituency II, Hon. Yemi Adaramodu and Olarewaju Ibrahim respectively were declared the winner.

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Hon. Yemi Adaramodu emerged with a total number of 41864 votes as against the candidature of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Mr. Segun Adekola who polled 24, 707 while All Progressives Congress candidates in  Ekiti North constituency II, Olarewaju Ibrahim polled 29,388 votes against the PDP flag bearer who got 23,684 votes

The Full Result is as follows:

Ekiti South West LG

APC— 11,143

PDP—  9907

 

Emure LG

APC—  9065

PDP—. 6245

 

Gbonyin LG

APC—. 13,534

PDP—. 8093

 

Ikere LG

APC— 14937

PDP—. 12141

 

Ise/Orun LG

APC— 15892

PDP—  3938

However, the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday said he remained grateful to God for the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in the State.

He also expressed gratitude to Ekiti people for their peaceful conduct during the election, thereby making the conduct of the election peaceful and orderly in the state.

He spoke at the Government House Chapel, Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, where he worshipped along with Prince Dayo Adeyeye (Senator-Elect for Ekiti Central District) and  Hon Sola Fatoba (member –Elect, House of Representatives Ekiti Central 1) and Prof Dupe Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of the state.

The chief executive said he prayed for the peaceful conduct of the general elections in Ekiti State, adding that God had indeed answered the prayers of the people as the elections were held in a peaceful atmosphere in the state.

He, however, sympathised with families of victims of election violence as reported in some parts of the country, urging Nigerians to always seek for peace at all time,

Governor Fayemi urged winners in the election to be humble and focus on service delivery. He advised them to see their victory as a product of God’s grace and not as a result of their power or might.

According to him “We have every reason to thank God for the peaceful conduct of the election in Ekiti State. Two weeks ago, the congregation here raised prayer points concerning the peaceful conduct of the election in our state. And God indeed answered our prayers.

“The elections held in a peaceful atmosphere in Ekiti. We pray for the repose of the lives lost during the election in some parts of the country and pray that peace will reign supreme in the country.

“While I rejoice with the winners, I will also urge them to be humble realising that they could not have won by their power or might but by God’s grace.

“Validation by God and the people in itself is an admonition to continue to do good, and to exhibit generosity of spirit”.