Monday 23 June 2014
How Fayose Won Ekiti Governorship Election, Defeating Fayemi And Bamidele
Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP]
has won Saturday’s governorship elections held
yesterday in Ekiti State, with what appears a landslide.
To emerge winner, Mr. Fayose polled a total of 203,090
votes, winning the highest number of votes in all the 16
Local Government Areas of the state.
Incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of the All
Progressives Congress [APC], who is his closest
challenger, came a distant second, garnering 120,433
votes.
The candidate of the Labour Party [LP], Opeyemi
Bamidele, received a paltry 18,135 votes.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scoring
the highest numbers of votes, Ayodele Fayose of the
Peoples Democratic Party is therefore returned elected,”
the chief returning officer of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Isaac Asuzu, said
while announcing the result.
In Ado-Ekiti, Mr. Fayose got 41, 169 votes to beat Fayemi
who had 13, 927 votes and Mr. Bamidele with 2,065
votes.
While Mr. Fayose polled 5,335 votes in Effon Local
Government Area, Mr. Fayemi had 3,422 with Mr.
Bamidele garnering 358 votes.
In Emure Local Government Area, Mr. Fayose had 7,086
while Fayemi got 4,332 with Bamidele recording 1,527
votes.
The PDP’s candidate got 11, 200 votes in Oye Local
Government Area while the APC candidate polled 10, 176
votes and Labour trailed with 512 votes.
While Mr. Fayose had 3,670 votes in Ilejemeje Local
Government Area, Mr. Fayemi got 3,336 votes and Mr.
Bamidele garnered 165 votes.
In Ikere Local Government Area, the PDP’s candidate
scored 16,197 votes while APC had 7,989, with Labour
polling 585.
Mr. Fayose also led in Ikole Local Government Area with
14,238 votes with APC scoring 8,804 and Labour Party,
1,259.
The PDP flagbearer hauled in 11,038 votes in Ekiti South
West Local Government while APC had 6,745 and Labour
Party, 1,413.
While Mr. Fayose had 13,814 votes in Ijero Local
Governement Area, Mr. Fayemi scored 9,348, and Mr.
Bamidele followed with 1,554 votes.
In Mr. Fayose’s Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government,
the PDP candidate polled 13,038 votes while Mr. Fayemi
came second with 6,834 and Labour coming third with
3,555 votes.
Mr. Fayose was also victorious with 12,498 votes in Ekiti
East Local Government Area while Mr. Fayemi had 8,584
and Mr. Bamidele, 762.
In Moba, the PDP candidate scored 8,878 votes, APC had
7994 and Labour 1,000.
Mr. Fayose had a vote haul of 10,136 votes in Ise/Orun
Local Government to defeat Mr. Fayemi who got 5,809
and Mr. Bamidele who had 600.
In Gbonyin Local Government Area, the PDP’ candidate
had 11,046 votes, APC got 8138 while Labour Party got
714.
Mr. Fayose raked in 10,702 votes in Ekiti West Local
Government Area while Mr. Fayemi had 7,860 and
Labour 884.
In Ido-Osi, the PDP candidate had 1,3045 votes to beat
the APC flag bearer who had 7134 votes and Labour
candidate who got 1,182.
Eighteen political parties fielded candidates in the
election which held in 177 wards.
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