Live Updates: 2026 Ekiti Governorship Election

SUNDAY 21 JUNE 2026

Oyebanji Wins Ido/Osi

All Progressives Congress candidate Governor Biodun Oyebanji secured victory in Ido/Osi local government during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, receiving 17,901 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr. Wole Oluyede, came second with 1,449 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Ambassador Dare Bejide, polled 561 votes.

1:25AM

Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Southwest

Governor Biodun Oyebanji, APC candidate, won Ekiti South West polling unit with 14,705 votes. Dr. Wole Oluyede, PDP candidate, received 1,800 votes, and Ambassador Dare Bejide, ADC candidate, obtained 1,076 votes.

SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2026

6:46PM

Oyebanji Wins Bamidele’s Polling Unit

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor and APC governorship candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, won the polling unit of Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, polling 164 votes.

PDP candidate, Dr. Wole Oluyede, scored eight votes, while ADP candidate, Mr. Ayodeji Ojo, secured one vote.

6:14pm

Fayemi Commends Smooth Voting Process

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, praised the smooth accreditation and voting at his polling unit in Isan-Ekiti. Fayemi thanked INEC officials for their efficiency and noted that an incident in the community on Friday night was unrelated to the election, adding that the police had begun an investigation.

6:13pm

ADC Flagbearer Bejide Loses Polling Unit to Gov Oyebanji

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

The ADC gubernatorial candidate, Ambassador Dare Bejide, lost his polling unit to Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the APC in the ongoing Ekiti State Governorship Election.

Results from Polling Unit 4, Ward 2, Ekiti South West Local Government Area show Governor Oyebanji polling 140 votes, while Ambassador Bejide secured 37 votes. The PDP garnered 2 votes.

The outcome provides an early advantage for the APC as collation continues across the state.

Result Summary
APC – 140 Votes
ADC – 37 Votes
PDP – 2 Votes

More updates will follow as results emerge from other polling units across Ekiti State.

03:59PM

Ekiti Poll: BVAS Glitch Slows Voting in Ikere

Gbenga Sodeinde

Voting was delayed at Polling Unit 6, Ward 4, Agbado Oyo, Ikere-Ekiti, on Saturday due to a malfunction in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

A similar issue was noted at Polling Unit 6, Ward 3, Ikere-Ekiti, the polling unit of PDP governorship candidate Dr. Wole Oluyede, where the BVAS was either non‑functional or operating very slowly.

At the time of the correspondent’s visit, only four voters had been accredited after about two hours of waiting, leaving many voters stranded.

01:19pm

Fear Keeps Voters Away in Isan-Ekiti After Eve-of-Election Shooting

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado-Ekiti

A sense of fear and uncertainty dominated Isan-Ekiti on Saturday, as voter turnout remained low in several polling units following the fatal shooting of a youth in the community on the eve of the Ekiti State governorship election.

Although electoral officials and security personnel were present at polling centres and voting began as scheduled, many residents stayed away, apparently unsettled by the incident.

Journalists observed that polling units in the community recorded sparse turnout during the early hours of the election, in contrast to the expected level of participation in the hometown of President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

The development prompted community leaders to appeal to residents not to let the incident discourage them from participating in the governorship poll.

The Onisan of Isan-Ekiti, Oba Adejuwon, said the incident should not be misconstrued as election‑related violence.

The monarch explained that the tragedy followed a disagreement involving two youths in the community, insisting that it had no political undertone and was unrelated to the governorship election.

He urged residents to remain calm, avoid speculation and exercise their constitutional right in a peaceful manner.

Other community leaders, including the women’s representative, Mrs. Adesola Adejuwon; the President of the Isan Progressive Union, Prof. Mathew Oluwamukomi; and Mr. Olaoluwa Daodu, also appealed for calm.

They assured residents that the situation had been brought under control and called on eligible voters to return to polling units to cast their ballots without fear.

They further urged security agencies to sustain their presence in the community, protect residents and ensure that the election was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.

As of the time of filing this report, voting was ongoing in the community, while efforts continued to reassure residents and encourage greater participation in the exercise.

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