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‎ ‎The lawmaker representing Atakunmosa East and West State Constituency, Hon. Sanni Areoye has rejoiced with the matriarch of the Adeleke Dynasty, Yeye Modupeola Adeleke Sanni, on the occasion of her birthday anniversary. ‎ ‎In his congratulatory message, Hon. Areoye highlighted her exemplary qualities, which are worthy of emulation, particularly her excellent human relations and visionary leadership. He described Yeyelua Modupeola Adeleke Sanni as a divinely endowed and noble woman whose unwavering devotion and commitment to putting smiles on the faces of the people remain second to none. ‎ ‎According to him, Yeyelua Modupeola Adeleke Sanni is one of the formidable pillars ensuring that the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke continues to flourish and achieve meaningful progress. ‎ ‎“On behalf of the good people of Atakunmosa East and West Constituency, I wish to express our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to our beloved mother, Yeyelua Modupeola Adeleke Sanni, on th...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. Oyebanji secured 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rivals and earn a second term in office. According to the final results announced by the Returning Officer, Adenike Oladiji, the candidates polled as follows: APC – Biodun Oyebanji: 319,224 votes PDP – Olumayokun Oluyede: 40,533 votes ADC – Dare Bejide: 12,872 votes Declaring the result in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the Returning Officer stated that Oyebanji had satisfied the requirements of the law and was therefore duly elected and re-elected as Governor of Ekiti State. The election recorded 384,940 accredited voters out of 988,251 registered voters, while 382,109 votes were cast, with 375,777 valid votes. The Total Scores Across the 16 Local Government Areas: EMURE LGA 1  ADC,732 ADP 85 APC 14325  L...

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ekiti State  The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambassador Dare Bejide, has alleged that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were distributing money to voters at Ward 2, Polling Unit 004, Oke Omieja, Ilawe-Ekiti. The incident caused a brief disruption at the polling unit before normal voting activities resumed.  Addressing journalists, Bejide said he arrived at the polling unit and met a peaceful atmosphere until the APC Vice Council Chairman allegedly arrived with a large sum of money. He claimed that they objected to the situation, insisting that she should not be distributing money to people at the polling unit. According to him said, if the necessary mechanisms had been put in place earlier, there would be no need for vote-buying on election day. He further alleged that those involved were from different wards and had no business at the polling unit.  He further alleged that they contacted Makinde Araoye, ...

Opeyemi Akinyemi Ekiti State Accreditation and voting have commenced at Ward 13, Unit 001, Farm Settlement, Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti, as eligible voters turn out to exercise their civic responsibility in the ongoing governorship election. Election officials were seen attending to voters, while security personnel maintained their presence to ensure a peaceful and orderly process. Voters arrived at the polling unit early, with accreditation and voting proceeding simultaneously in line with electoral guidelines. The atmosphere at the polling unit remained calm, as electoral officials and stakeholders worked to facilitate a smooth voting exercise. Party agents and Electoral observers were also on ground to monitor the process and ensure compliance with electoral procedures. According to one of the voters, Saka Jimoh Folaranmi described the excercise praised INEC for the seamless electoral voter process. End....

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ado-Ekiti  The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Election Observation Hub, on Friday called for aggressive intelligence-led operations by security agencies to curb vote-trading ahead of the Saturday Ekiti State governorship election.  The Election Observation Hub further appealed to INEC in ensuring that all BVAS devices are properly configured, tested, charged and safe with contingency arrangements to deal with any technical challenges on election day to avoid disruption during accreditation  Speaking on behalf of the groups, the Project Manager of Kukah Centre, Barr Asabe Ndahi who spoke with newsmen at Afe Babalola Civic Centre, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, said “Security agencies should adopt the use of aggressive intelligence-led operations to combat and mitigate the menace of vote trading.” She scored preparedness of security operatives very high, noting that, “overall atmosphere in the State in the run-up to the...

By Opeyemi Akinyemi, Ekiti State The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the timely deployment of election materials to polling units across all 16 Local Government Areas of Ekiti State ahead of the governorship election. The call was made by the Co-Convener of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Celestine Odo, during a press conference held in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Presenting the group's preliminary statement on the Ekiti State Governorship Election, Odo emphasized the need for all electoral stakeholders to strictly comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, as well as the guidelines and regulations issued by INEC for the conduct of the off-cycle election. He particularly stressed the importance of adhering to procedures relating to the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission and verification of polling...