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INEC declares Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship election

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Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Oyebanji made history by winning all 16 local government areas in the election held on Saturday, June 20.

The governor polled 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 40,543 votes. Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) finished third with 12,872 votes.

Adenike Oladiji, the Returning Officer for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, formally declared the result at the collation centre in Ado-Ekiti.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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