Fayemi returns to Ekiti Government House, declared winner of the poll (See Report)

Four years after he was massively rigged out of office by the Goodluck Jonathan-era Peoples Democratic Party, Dr John Kayode Fayemi will return to the Ekiti State Government House in October, to continue his job, where he left off. 

The former minister of mines and steel, was declared winner of the hotly contested July 14 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, following the collation of the results. As computed from INEC results, Fayemi polled 197,459 votes. His PDP rival Olusola Eleka, a professor got 178,121 votes Fifty three year-old Fayemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress won in 12 of the l6 local governments, leaving the PDP rival, Olusola Eleka, the remaining three. 

Eleka won in his local council of Ikere-Ekiti, Emure, Efon and Ado-Ekiti. Fayemi won in Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, which is the local council of the incumbent, Ayodele Fayose, Ido-Osi, Fayemi’s own local council. The APC candidate also won in Oye, Moba, Ijero, Gboyin, Ekiti West, Ikole, Ise Orun, Ekiti East and Ekiti South West.

Here is the full result as released by INEC:

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