Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Governorship Election, Secures Re-election

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress has successfully secured re-election following the governorship election held on Saturday. He received a total of 319,224 votes across 16 local government areas, significantly outpacing his closest challenger, Olumayokun Oluyede of the People's Democratic Party, who obtained 40,533 votes.

The results were officially announced by Professor Adenik Oladiji, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, at the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Ado Ekiti. The commission confirmed that Oyebanji met all legal requirements for re-election.

A total of 988,251 registered voters were recorded, with 384,940 accredited to participate in the election, resulting in 375,777 valid votes cast. Notably, candidates from the opposition struggled even in their strongholds, with Oluyede losing in his own local government area, Efon Alaaye, where he received only 2,051 votes compared to Oyebanji's 8,742 votes.