APC’s Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Governorship Race, Addresses People
APC’s Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Governorship Race, Addresses People.
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared Mr. Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2022 Ekiti governorship election.
Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two major challengers – Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party.
Former governor Oni emerged in second place after securing 82,211 while PDP’s Kolawole was third with 67,457 votes.
Former governor Oni emerged in second place after securing 82,211 while PDP’s Kolawole was third with 67,457 votes.
Oyebanji is now set to replace incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi in October.
“No society can grow greater than the vision and dream of its leader,” Oyebanji said during last week’s Ekiti governorship debate, one of his final public appeals to voters.
Oyebanji’s acceptance speech goes thus,”THANK YOU EKITI KETE!
… Now Let’s Keep Ekiti Working. I thank all other aspirants and their respective political parties for the dignified way they carried out their campaigns, and for contributing to the credibility of the process. I will be seeking audience with you all in the coming days, to benefit from your wealth of ideas on how to develop our dear state – to complement our vision and blueprint for the accelerated development of Ekiti. You have all performed creditably and earned places of honour in the history of our state”
Acceptance Speech by Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) on his emergence as Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Nigeria
Ikogosi-Ekiti | Sunday, June 19, 2022
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Meanwhile, the election, which was marred with reports of vote-buying and violence, was, however largely peaceful, according to independent observers.
