Former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday, clinched the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State for the June 18 governorship election.
The Chairman, APC Governorship Primary Electoral Committee for Ekiti, and Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, who declared Oyebanji winner of the primary election, said the former SSG scored 101,703 votes to defeat other aspirants.
Badaru announced that former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo, got 767 votes; National Assembly member, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, scored 760 votes; former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye secured 691votes; House of Representatives member, Femi Bamisile scored 400 votes.
Others are a former House of Representatives member, Bamidele Faparusi, who garnered 376 votes; aviation expert, Demola Popoola got 239 votes; and Oluwasola Afolabi scored 47 votes.
Badaru, who said the election followed the party guidelines, said he had not received any official complaint from any aspirant.
However, earlier in the day, seven of the eight governorship aspirants protested the list of Local Government Electoral Committees for the exercise, saying it contained names of supporters and campaigners of an aspirant, Oyebanji.
The aggrieved aspirants – Bamidele; Adeyeye; Bamisile; Faparusi; Ojo; Popoola; and Afolabi, alongside their supporters stormed the state APC Secretariat where they called on the party national leadership and the Badaru-led committee to suspend the primary.
The aggrieved aspirants took their grievances to the state headquarters of the Nigeria Police, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the Department of State Services.
However, Oyebanji described the primary as credible, free, and fair, contrary to the position maintained by his co-contestants, who branded the poll as a sham.
He said that the APC appeal panel would handle any controversial issue surrounding the conduct of the election.
The All Progressives Congress opted for the Direct Primary System (177 Wards) in 16 LGAs of the State.
The main election is expected to take place on June 18, 2022.
Mohammed Badaru, Jigawa state governor, and other members of the Ekiti APC primary committee have arrived at the collation centre.
“Those who protested today at the APC secretariat were hired. Primary took place in all the 177 wards in the state, it was conducted fairly and freely,” says Mohammed Badaru.
RESULT: MOBA LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 94
Ojo Kayode – 38
Micheal Opeyemi – 18
Dayo Adeyeye – 19
Femi Bamisele – 2
Biodun Oyebanji – 8193
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola – 0
Demola Popoola – 3
RESULT: EKITI WEST LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 8
Ojo Kayode – 118
Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele – 120
Dayo Adeyeye – 17
Femi Bamisele – 9
Biodun Oyebanji – 11,319
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 12
RESULT: IKERE LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 0
Ojo Kayode – 17
Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele – 12
Dayo Adeyeye – 0
Femi Bamisele – 0
Biodun Oyebanji – 5546
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 0
RESULT: EMURE LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 51
Ojo Kayode – 47
Opeyemi Bamidele – 57
Dayo Adeyeye – 29
Femi Bamisile – 26
Biodun Oyebanji – 4018
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 10
Demola Popoola – 33
RESULT: IDO OSI LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 06
Ojo Kayode – 27
Opeyemi Bamidele – 46
Dayo Adeyeye – 07
Femi Bamisile – 25
Biodun Oyebanji – 5368
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 22
Demola Popoola – 08
RESULT: OYE LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 41
Ojo Kayode – 84
Opeyemi Bamidele – 39
Dayo Adeyeye – 144
Femi Bamisile – 40
Biodun Oyebanji – 9359
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 07
Demola Popoola – 55
RESULT: EKITI SOUTH-WEST
Bamidele Faparusi – 21
Ojo Kayode – 149
Opeyemi Bamidele – 83
Dayo Adeyeye – 126
Femi Bamisile – 28
Biodun Oyebanji – 5880
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 26
RESULT: IKOLE LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 05
Ojo Kayode – 55
Opeyemi Bamidele – 63
Dayo Adeyeye – 04
Femi Bamisile – 60
Biodun Oyebanji – 9619
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 02
Demola Popoola – 30
RESULT: ADO EKITI LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 46
Ojo Kayode – 129
Opeyemi Bamidele – 150
Dayo Adeyeye – 90
Femi Bamisile – 93
Biodun Oyebanji – 49380
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 42
RESULT: IJERO LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 01
Ojo Kayode – 35
Opeyemi Bamidele – 48
Dayo Adeyeye – 94
Femi Bamisile – 05
Biodun Oyebanji – 6714
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 01
Demola Popoola – 07
RESULT: GBONYIN LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 24
Ojo Kayode – 50
Opeyemi Bamidele – 57
Dayo Adeyeye – 05
Femi Bamisile – 074
Biodun Oyebanji – 5690
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 14
RESULT: ILEJEMEJE LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 10
Ojo Kayode – 20
Opeyemi Bamidele – 19
Dayo Adeyeye – 07
Femi Bamisile – 16
Biodun Oyebanji – 3011
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 02
Demola Popoola – 04
RESULT: IREPODUN/IFELODUN LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 03
Ojo Kayode – 02
Opeyemi Bamidele – 66
Dayo Adeyeye – 10
Femi Bamisile – 02
Biodun Oyebanji – 4297
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 01
RESULT: EKITI EAST LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 62
Ojo Kayode – 01
Opeyemi Bamidele – 05
Dayo Adeyeye – 06
Femi Bamisile – 21
Biodun Oyebanji – 5574
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 04
RESULT: ISE/ORUN LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 0
Ojo Kayode – 0
Opeyemi Bamidele – 09
Dayo Adeyeye – 131
Femi Bamisile – 08
Biodun Oyebanji – 4048
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 0
RESULT: EFON LGA
Bamidele Faparusi – 0
Ojo Kayode – 0
Opeyemi Bamidele – 0
Dayo Adeyeye – 0
Femi Bamisile – 0
Biodun Oyebanji – 3047
Oluwatoyin Oluwasola Afolabi – 0
Demola Popoola – 0
