Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi, has emerged winner of the governorship election in Ekiti state.
From the results of the 16 local government areas in the state, Fayemi defeated his closest rival, Prof. Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party, in 12 LGAs.
Fayemi polled 178,913 while Olusola scored 178,114 votes.
The election witnessed a large turnout of voters and early arrival of the ad hoc staff and supervisors of INEC at polling units.
Below is the collation of the results from the local governments in the state:
1. Ilejemeje LGA
APC – 4,153
PDP – 3,937
2. Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA
APC – 13,869
PDP – 11,456
3. Ido-Osi LGA
APC – 12,342
PDP – 11,145
4. Oye LGA
APC – 14,995
PDP – 11,271
5. Efon LGA
APC – 5,082
PDP – 5,192
6. Moba LGA
APC – 11,837
PDP – 8,520
7. Ijero LGA
APC – 14,192
PDP – 11,077
8. Gboyin LGA
APC – 11,489
PDP – 8,027
9. Emure LGA
APC – 7,084
PDP – 7,121
10. Ikere LGA
APC – 11,515
PDP – 17,183
11. Ekiti West LGA
APC – 12,648
PDP – 10,137
12. Ikole LGA
APC – 14,522
PDP – 13,961
13. Ise Orun LGA
APC – 11,908
PDP – 6,297
14. Ekiti East LGA
APC – 12,778
PDP – 11,564
15. Ekiti South West LGA
APC – 11,015
PDP – 8,432
16. Ado-Ekiti LGA
APC – 28,111
PDP – 32,810