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INEC Declares Governor Oyebanji Winner of Ekiti Governorship Election in Landslide Victory

June 21, 2026 • 2 min read

By Ademola Adekusibe
21 June, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, securing a second term in office .

The Returning Officer for the election, Professor Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced the final results in the early hours of Sunday at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti . Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes, defeating his closest rival, Olumayokun Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, who secured 40,543 votes, and Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, who garnered 12,872 votes .

Full Results by Local Government Areas

Ado LG
ADC: 1,054 | APC: 38,026 | PDP: 3,817

Ekiti Southwest LG
ADC: 1,076 | APC: 14,705 | PDP: 1,800

Efon LG
ADC: 201 | APC: 8,742 | PDP: 2,051

Emure LG
ADC: 732 | APC: 14,325 | PDP: 851

Ido/Osi LG
ADC: 561 | APC: 17,901 | PDP: 1,449

Ekiti West LG
ADC: 674 | APC: 28,258 | PDP: 3,644

Ijero LG
ADC: 2,026 | APC: 25,506 | PDP: 2,479

Ikere LG
ADC: 245 | APC: 11,116 | PDP: 9,872

Ilejemeje LG
ADC: 579 | APC: 8,984 | PDP: 1,243

Ise/Orun LG
ADC: 365 | APC: 12,908 | PDP: 1,627

Oye LG
ADC: 998 | APC: 18,975 | PDP: 2,891

Moba LG
ADC: 994 | APC: 20,500 | PDP: 1,572

Ayekire/Gbonyin LG
ADC: 314 | APC: 17,133 | PDP: 1,563

Ikole LG
ADC: 812 | APC: 26,508 | PDP: 750

Irepodun/Ifelodun LG
ADC: 511 | APC: 29,278 | PDP: 2,119

Ekiti East LG
ADC: 1,730 | APC: 26,359 | PDP: 2,795

Total Votes
APC: 319,224 | PDP: 40,543 | ADC: 12,872

According to INEC, the state has 988,251 registered voters, with 384,940 accredited for the election . A total of 382,109 votes were cast, out of which 375,777 were valid .

Oyebanji’s victory marks a historic moment, as he becomes the first governor in Ekiti State’s history to win re-election back-to-back, breaking the state’s succession jinx . He also recorded the highest votes in any governorship poll in the state since 1999 .