IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Results from the presidential election in Ekiti State indicate that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated his opponents.
According to the results announced by Professor Akeem Olawale Lasisi, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the presidential election in Ekiti, Tinubu polled 201,494 votes to beat the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, who stand a distant second and third respectively.
While Atiku secured 89,554, Obi got 11,397 votes.
Below are the results in detail:
PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS IN EKITI STATE
Total registered: 986,776
Accredited: 315,058
A 69
AA 29
AAC 108
ADC 1,337
ADP 737
APC 201,494
APGA 268
APM 46
APP 91
BP 46
LP 11,397
NNPP 264
NRM 131
PDP 89,554
PRP 48
SDP 2,011
YPP 81
ZLP 460
Total valid 308171
Total rejected 6301
Total votes cast 314472