BREAKING : INEC Announces Winner Of Ekiti Governorship Election

Kamarudeen Ogundele , Ado Ekiti
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Dr . Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the July 14 governorship election .

The Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and Returning Officer for the election , Prof. Idowu Olayinka , said he had satisfied the requirement of the law by polling the highest lawful votes in the election .
Olayinka made the declaration at the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC ) in Ado -Ekiti on Sunday .
Fayemi polled 197 , 459 to beat Prof. Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 178 , 121 votes .
The PDP has , however, rejected the results , saying that the election was marred by irregularities and attacks of its members and supporters .
The party ’ s agent at the collation centre, Mr Sunday Olowolafe, urged the commission to stay action on the declaration of a winner until a re - run was conducted where there were established cases of violence, vote- buying and ballot - snatching .
Other results declared by Olayinka were Accord , 250 ; Action Alliance, 41 ; ACD , 1149 ; AD , 216 ; ADB , 1082 ; ADA , 107 ; AGAO, 31 ; ANRP , 125 ; APA , 1199; and APDA , 464 .
Also declared were APGA , 70; ANPP , 14; DA, 14 ; DPC , 147 ; DPP, 181 ; FJP, 42; GPN , 20; I. D, 31; , KOWA, 23 ; LP, 280 ; MMN, 35; MPN , 23; NDLP , 44; NPC , 353 PANDEL, 74; and PGC, 1242 .
The rest are DPA , 632 ; PPN , 107 ; SDO, 367 ; UDP , 29; UPN , 33; YDP , 31 and YPP , 49.
Olayinka said the total valid votes in the election was 384 , 594 while votes cast was 403 , 451 , with 18, 857 votes invalidated .
Fayemi is expected to take over from the incumbent , Mr Ayo Fayose , on Oct. 16 , 2018.