ADC, PDP Candidates Won't Challenge Ekiti Election Results

Following the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, where Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner with 319,224 votes, the candidates from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resolved not to challenge the election results in court. The decision was made during a meeting of the ADC leadership, which directed its members to prepare for the 2027 general elections instead of pursuing legal action.

Gboyega Aribisogan, the ADC's public secretary, stated that litigation would not serve the overall interest of the party and emphasized the need for grassroots mobilization. Similarly, PDP's governorship candidate Dr.

Wole Oluyed also decided against contesting the election outcome, despite earlier criticisms of the electoral process. Both parties acknowledged the impracticality of successfully prosecuting a case in court due to the challenges in assembling sufficient admissible evidence regarding alleged irregularities.