#NigeriaElections2023: Tinubu triumphs in Ekiti as INEC announces the presidential results

Results of the presidential election held on Saturday in the state of Ekiti have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Bola Tinubu, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress, won the state with 201,494 votes, or 65 percent of all valid ballots cast, according to the results announced on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital by the chief collation officer, Professor Akeem Lasisi.

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), received 89,554 votes, or 29% of the total, while Peter Obi, the candidate for the Labour Party, received 11,397 votes, or 4%, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, the candidate for the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), received 264 votes.

Vice-Chancellor Lasisi of the Federal University of Health Sciences in Ila Orangun, Osun State, stated, “In Ekiti, there are 315,058 accredited voters out of a total of 988,923 registered voters. 314,470 votes were cast, with 308,171 legitimate votes, 6,301 invalid votes, and 6,301 invalid votes. The outcome of the presidential election in Ekiti State is as follows.”

The results are broken down by local government areas below;

1 : ILEJEMEJE LGA
APC– 4,599
LP -97
PDP- 2662
NNPP- 3
2 : ISE/ORUN LGA
APC– 11,415
LP- 497
PDP- 2,734
NNPP- 10
3 : EFON LGA
APC-5’873
LP- 125
PDP- 2,521
NNPP-3
4 : GBONYIN LGA
APC-. 11,969
LP-245
PDP-4,178
NNPP-11
5 : EMURE LGA
APC-8,159
LP-465
NNPP-14
PDP- 3035
6 : IREPODUN/ IFELODUN LGA
APC-14,265
LP- 544
PDP-5,516
NNPP-24.
7 : IKERE LGA
APC-11,659
LP- 910
NNPP- 24
PDP- 7,198
8 : IJERO LGA
APC- 12, 628
LP- 373
NNPP- 6
PDP- 5, 731
9 : IDO/OSI LGA
APC- 11, 917
LP- 782
NNPP- 14
PDP- 7, 476
10 : EKITI WEST LGA
APC- 14, 516
LP- 391
NNPP- 10
PDP- 4, 318
11: MOBA LGA
APC- 12, 046
LP- 246
NNPP- 11
PDP- 5, 847
12 : IKOLE LGA
APC- 15, 465
LP- 779
NNPP- 11
PDP- 10, 198
13 : EKITI East LGA
APC- 12, 435
LP- 375
NNPP- 7
PDP- 7, 782
14 : OYE LGA
APC- 14, 472
LP- 643
NNPP- 20
PDP- 7, 143
15 : EKITI SOUTH WEST LGA
APC- 11, 334
LP- 440
NNPP- 9
PDP- 5047
16 : ADO LGA
APC- 28, 751
LP- 4, 485
NNPP- 87
PDP- 8, 168