Fayose wins by landslide

The breakdown of the results as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission

The PDP candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Mr Ayo Fayose, recorded a resounding victory with a total vote haul of 203, 090 out of the 350,256 votes cast.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Isaac Asuzu, announced the result at the INEC office in Ado-Ekiti in the early hours of Sunday.

“Ayodele Peter Fayose of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”

NAN reports that a breakdown of the result shows that Fayose beat APC’s candidate and incumbent governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who polled 120,433 votes while Labour Party’s candidate Opeyemi Bamidele had 18,135 votes.

Fayose won in all the 16 local government areas of the state, scoring about 57.9 per cent of the total vote cast.

Breakdown of the Results:

Ado-Ekiti LG:
Fayose: 41, 169
Fayemi: 13, 927
Bamidele: 2,065 votes.

Effon LG:

Fayose: 5,335
Fayemi: 3,422
Bamidele 358 votes.

Emure LG:

Fayose 7,086
Fayemi 4,332
Bamidele 1,527

Oye LGA:(Fayemi’ council)
Fayose: 11, 200
Fayemi: 10, 176
Bamidele: 512.

Ilejemeje LGA

Fayose 3,670
Fayemi 3,336
Bamidele 165 .

Ikere LGA
Fayose: 16,197
Fayemi: 7,989
Bamidele: 585.

Ikole LGA:
Fayose: 14,238
Fayemi: 8,804
Bamidele: 1,259.

Ekiti Southwest:
Fayose: 11,038
Fayemi 6,745 a
Bamidele: 1,413.

IJero LGA:
Fayose :13,814 votes
Fayemi 9,348,
Bamidele 1,554 .

Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA(Fayose’s council area)
Fayose: 13,038 votes
Fayemi: 6,834 a
Bamidele: 3,555 votes.

Ekiti East LGA:
Fayose 12,498
Fayemi 8,584
Bamidele: 762.

Moba LGA:
Fayose: 8,878
Fayemi: 7994
Bamidele: 1,000.

Ise/Orun LGA:
Fayose: 10,136 votes
Fayemi: 5,809
Bamidele 600.

Gbonyin LGA:

Fayose: 11,046
Fayemi: 8138
Bamidele: 714.

Ekiti West LGA:
Fayose 10,702 votes
Fayemi 7,860
Bamidele: 884.

Ido-Osi LGA:
Fayose: 13,045
Fayemi: 7134
Bamidele: 1,182.

Eighteen political parties participated in the election which held in 177 wards.