Ekiti state news election

Here are some recent news updates on elections in Ekiti State:

Ekiti State Governorship Election 2022

• The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 18, 2022, for the governorship election in Ekiti State.
• The election is expected to be a keenly contested one, with several candidates vying for the seat, including the incumbent Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who is seeking re-election.
• The main contenders in the election are expected to be the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bisi Kolawole, and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Olumide.
• The election is expected to be a test of the popularity of the two main parties in the state, with the APC seeking to retain the seat it has held since 2015.

Ekiti State Local Government Election 2021

• The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (ESISIEC) has conducted local government elections in the state, with the APC winning 16 out of the 16 local government areas.
• The election was held on May 15, 2021, and was characterized by low voter turnout, with many voters complaining of lack of interest in the election.
• The APC candidates won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the election, with the PDP failing to win a single seat.

Ekiti State House of Assembly Election 2019

• The APC won 23 out of the 26 seats in the Ekiti State House of Assembly in the 2019 general elections.
• The PDP won 3 seats, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won no seat.
• The election was characterized by allegations of rigging and violence, with many voters complaining of intimidation and harassment by political thugs.

Ekiti State Governorship Election 2018

• The APC won the governorship election in Ekiti State in 2018, with Kayode Fayemi defeating the PDP candidate, Kolapo Olusola, by a wide margin.
• Fayemi won 197,459 votes, while Olusola won 127,817 votes.
• The election was characterized by allegations of rigging and violence, with many voters complaining of intimidation and harassment by political thugs.

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