Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji
By Toyin Williams
The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has been re-elected as the governor of Ekiti State.
Oyebanji who contested 9n the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The INEC Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, declared the results early Sunday, morning.
The results show that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes to emerged winner of the governorship election.
According to Oladiji, a professor and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oluwole Oluyede, scored 40,543 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Party (ADP) polled 12,872 votes.
According to her, a total of 384,940 voters were accredited for the election, with 375,777 valid votes, 6,332 rejected votes, and total votes cast.
Over 300,000 voters cast their ballots in the off-cycle election.
